diff --git a/services/graphql-server/src/graphql/operation-logger.js b/services/graphql-server/src/graphql/operation-logger.js
index 06f090c93..0006a9f65 100644
--- a/services/graphql-server/src/graphql/operation-logger.js
+++ b/services/graphql-server/src/graphql/operation-logger.js
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class GraphQLOperationLogger {
           ...data.request,
         },
       }, { upsert: true }) : Promise.resolve(),
-      data.request.variables ? collection.variables.updateOne({
+      data.request.variables && !config.disableRequests ? collection.variables.updateOne({
         _id: variableHash,
       }, {
         $addToSet: {