diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/mwapi/ApacheHttpClientMediaWikiApi.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/mwapi/ApacheHttpClientMediaWikiApi.java
index 886024170..7ca10b05c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/mwapi/ApacheHttpClientMediaWikiApi.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/mwapi/ApacheHttpClientMediaWikiApi.java
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ public class ApacheHttpClientMediaWikiApi implements MediaWikiApi {
         ClientConnectionManager cm = new ThreadSafeClientConnManager(params, schemeRegistry);
         params.setParameter(CoreProtocolPNames.USER_AGENT, getUserAgent());
         httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient(cm, params);
-        httpClient.addRequestInterceptor(NetworkInterceptors.getHttpRequestInterceptor());
+        if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
+            httpClient.addRequestInterceptor(NetworkInterceptors.getHttpRequestInterceptor());
+        }
         api = new MWApi(apiURL, httpClient);
         wikidataApi = new MWApi(wikidatApiURL, httpClient);
         this.defaultPreferences = defaultPreferences;