diff --git a/server/controllers/assets/serveAsset/index.js b/server/controllers/assets/serveAsset/index.js
index 3f0149a8..c953ca51 100644
--- a/server/controllers/assets/serveAsset/index.js
+++ b/server/controllers/assets/serveAsset/index.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const serveAsset = ({ headers, ip, originalUrl, params: { claimName, claimId } }
   // send google analytics
   sendGAServeEvent(headers, ip, originalUrl);
   // get the claim Id and then serve the asset
-  getClaimIdAndServeAsset(null, null, claimName, claimId, originalUrl, ip, res);
+  getClaimIdAndServeAsset(null, null, claimName, claimId, originalUrl, ip, res, headers);
 };
 
 module.exports = serveAsset;
diff --git a/server/controllers/assets/serveByClaim/index.js b/server/controllers/assets/serveByClaim/index.js
index a2b091a9..ef9278de 100644
--- a/server/controllers/assets/serveByClaim/index.js
+++ b/server/controllers/assets/serveByClaim/index.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const serveByClaim = (req, res) => {
     ({ claimName } = lbryUri.parseClaim(params.claim));
     logger.debug('serve request:', { headers, ip, originalUrl, params });
 
-    getClaimIdAndServeAsset(null, null, claimName, null, originalUrl, ip, res);
+    getClaimIdAndServeAsset(null, null, claimName, null, originalUrl, ip, res, headers);
 
     sendGAServeEvent(headers, ip, originalUrl);
   } catch (error) {
diff --git a/server/controllers/assets/serveByIdentifierAndClaim/index.js b/server/controllers/assets/serveByIdentifierAndClaim/index.js
index 4e4d66b1..bdba8e7e 100644
--- a/server/controllers/assets/serveByIdentifierAndClaim/index.js
+++ b/server/controllers/assets/serveByIdentifierAndClaim/index.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const serverByIdentifierAndClaim = (req, res) => {
       claimId,
     });
 
-    getClaimIdAndServeAsset(channelName, channelClaimId, claimName, claimId, originalUrl, ip, res);
+    getClaimIdAndServeAsset(channelName, channelClaimId, claimName, claimId, originalUrl, ip, res, headers);
 
     sendGAServeEvent(headers, ip, originalUrl);
   } catch (error) {
diff --git a/server/controllers/assets/utils/getClaimIdAndServeAsset.js b/server/controllers/assets/utils/getClaimIdAndServeAsset.js
index 26c6805d..158d93b6 100644
--- a/server/controllers/assets/utils/getClaimIdAndServeAsset.js
+++ b/server/controllers/assets/utils/getClaimIdAndServeAsset.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const CONTENT_UNAVAILABLE = 'CONTENT_UNAVAILABLE';
 
 const { publishing: { serveOnlyApproved, approvedChannels } } = require('@config/siteConfig');
 
-const getClaimIdAndServeAsset = (channelName, channelClaimId, claimName, claimId, originalUrl, ip, res) => {
+const getClaimIdAndServeAsset = (channelName, channelClaimId, claimName, claimId, originalUrl, ip, res, headers) => {
   getClaimId(channelName, channelClaimId, claimName, claimId)
     .then(fullClaimId => {
       claimId = fullClaimId;
@@ -47,13 +47,15 @@ const getClaimIdAndServeAsset = (channelName, channelClaimId, claimName, claimId
       logger.debug('Outpoint:', outpoint);
       return db.Blocked.isNotBlocked(outpoint).then(() => {
         // If content was found, is approved, and not blocked - log a view.
-        db.Views.create({
-          time: Date.now(),
-          isChannel: false,
-          claimId: claimDataValues.claim_id || claimDataValues.claimId,
-          publisherId: claimDataValues.publisher_id || claimDataValues.certificateId,
-          ip,
-        });
+        if(headers && headers['user-agent'] && /LBRY/.test(headers['user-agent']) === false) {
+          db.Views.create({
+            time: Date.now(),
+            isChannel: false,
+            claimId: claimDataValues.claim_id || claimDataValues.claimId,
+            publisherId: claimDataValues.publisher_id || claimDataValues.certificateId,
+            ip,
+          });
+        }
 
         return;
       });