diff --git a/arangod/Actions/RestActionHandler.cpp b/arangod/Actions/RestActionHandler.cpp
index a759b0079d..deb5990864 100644
--- a/arangod/Actions/RestActionHandler.cpp
+++ b/arangod/Actions/RestActionHandler.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,13 @@ std::string const& RestActionHandler::queue () const {
 HttpHandler::status_t RestActionHandler::execute () {
   TRI_action_result_t result;
 
+  // check the request path
+  if (_request->databaseName() == "_system") {
+    if (TRI_IsPrefixString(_request->requestPath(), "/_admin/aardvark")) {
+      RequestStatisticsAgentSetIgnore(this);
+    }
+  }
+
   // need an action
   if (_action == 0) {
     generateNotImplemented(_request->requestPath());
diff --git a/lib/Admin/RestVersionHandler.cpp b/lib/Admin/RestVersionHandler.cpp
index 5de9958028..d8f3e4f1a3 100644
--- a/lib/Admin/RestVersionHandler.cpp
+++ b/lib/Admin/RestVersionHandler.cpp
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ string const& RestVersionHandler::queue () const {
 HttpHandler::status_t RestVersionHandler::execute () {
   TRI_json_t result;
 
+  RequestStatisticsAgentSetIgnore(this);
+
   TRI_InitArray2Json(TRI_CORE_MEM_ZONE, &result, 3);
 
   TRI_json_t server;
diff --git a/lib/Statistics/StatisticsAgent.h b/lib/Statistics/StatisticsAgent.h
index 4e899fdc4d..462c5db957 100644
--- a/lib/Statistics/StatisticsAgent.h
+++ b/lib/Statistics/StatisticsAgent.h
@@ -467,6 +467,28 @@ namespace triagens {
 
 #endif
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief sets ignore flag
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#ifdef TRI_ENABLE_FIGURES
+
+#define RequestStatisticsAgentSetIgnore(a)                               \
+  do {                                                                   \
+    if (TRI_ENABLE_STATISTICS) {                                         \
+      if ((a)->RequestStatisticsAgent::_statistics != 0) {               \
+        (a)->RequestStatisticsAgent::_statistics->_ignore = true;        \
+      }                                                                  \
+    }                                                                    \
+  }                                                                      \
+  while (0)
+
+#else
+
+#define RequestStatisticsAgentSetIgnore(a) while (0)
+
+#endif
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// @brief adds bytes received
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/lib/Statistics/statistics.cpp b/lib/Statistics/statistics.cpp
index 98aef4119d..20dde6d94a 100644
--- a/lib/Statistics/statistics.cpp
+++ b/lib/Statistics/statistics.cpp
@@ -97,29 +97,31 @@ TRI_request_statistics_t* TRI_AcquireRequestStatistics () {
 void TRI_ReleaseRequestStatistics (TRI_request_statistics_t* statistics) {
   STATISTICS_LOCK(&RequestListLock);
 
-  TRI_TotalRequestsStatistics.incCounter();
+  if (! statistics->_ignore) {
+    TRI_TotalRequestsStatistics.incCounter();
 
-  if (statistics->_async) {
-    TRI_AsyncRequestsStatistics.incCounter();
-  }
-
-  TRI_MethodRequestsStatistics[(int) statistics->_requestType].incCounter();
-
-  // check the request was completely received and transmitted
-  if (statistics->_readStart != 0.0 && statistics->_writeEnd != 0.0) {
-    double totalTime = statistics->_writeEnd - statistics->_readStart;
-    TRI_TotalTimeDistributionStatistics->addFigure(totalTime);
-
-    double requestTime = statistics->_requestEnd - statistics->_requestStart;
-    TRI_RequestTimeDistributionStatistics->addFigure(requestTime);
-
-    if (statistics->_queueStart != 0.0 && statistics->_queueEnd != 0.0) {
-      double queueTime = statistics->_queueEnd - statistics->_queueStart;
-      TRI_QueueTimeDistributionStatistics->addFigure(queueTime);
+    if (statistics->_async) {
+      TRI_AsyncRequestsStatistics.incCounter();
     }
 
-    TRI_BytesSentDistributionStatistics->addFigure(statistics->_sentBytes);
-    TRI_BytesReceivedDistributionStatistics->addFigure(statistics->_receivedBytes);
+    TRI_MethodRequestsStatistics[(int) statistics->_requestType].incCounter();
+
+    // check the request was completely received and transmitted
+    if (statistics->_readStart != 0.0 && statistics->_writeEnd != 0.0) {
+      double totalTime = statistics->_writeEnd - statistics->_readStart;
+      TRI_TotalTimeDistributionStatistics->addFigure(totalTime);
+
+      double requestTime = statistics->_requestEnd - statistics->_requestStart;
+      TRI_RequestTimeDistributionStatistics->addFigure(requestTime);
+
+      if (statistics->_queueStart != 0.0 && statistics->_queueEnd != 0.0) {
+        double queueTime = statistics->_queueEnd - statistics->_queueStart;
+        TRI_QueueTimeDistributionStatistics->addFigure(queueTime);
+      }
+
+      TRI_BytesSentDistributionStatistics->addFigure(statistics->_sentBytes);
+      TRI_BytesReceivedDistributionStatistics->addFigure(statistics->_receivedBytes);
+    }
   }
 
   // clear statistics and put back an the free list
diff --git a/lib/Statistics/statistics.h b/lib/Statistics/statistics.h
index d371ea2bf3..84e8eb3391 100644
--- a/lib/Statistics/statistics.h
+++ b/lib/Statistics/statistics.h
@@ -63,23 +63,24 @@ TRI_statistics_list_t;
 typedef struct TRI_request_statistics_s {
   void*   _next;
 
-  double  _readStart;
-  double  _readEnd;
-  double  _queueStart;
-  double  _queueEnd;
-  double  _requestStart;
-  double  _requestEnd;
-  double  _writeStart;
-  double  _writeEnd;
+  double _readStart;
+  double _readEnd;
+  double _queueStart;
+  double _queueEnd;
+  double _requestStart;
+  double _requestEnd;
+  double _writeStart;
+  double _writeEnd;
 
-  double  _receivedBytes;
-  double  _sentBytes;
+  double _receivedBytes;
+  double _sentBytes;
 
   triagens::rest::HttpRequest::HttpRequestType _requestType;
 
-  bool    _async;
-  bool    _tooLarge;
-  bool    _executeError;
+  bool _async;
+  bool _tooLarge;
+  bool _executeError;
+  bool _ignore;
 }
 TRI_request_statistics_t;