diff --git a/apps/profile/middleware.py b/apps/profile/middleware.py
index 0e1f76e07..685a2e0f9 100644
--- a/apps/profile/middleware.py
+++ b/apps/profile/middleware.py
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ class LastSeenMiddleware(object):
 class DBProfilerMiddleware:
     def process_request(self, request): 
         setattr(request, 'activated_segments', [])
-        if random.random() < .01:
+        if ((request.path.startswith('/reader/feed') or
+             request.path.startswith('/reader/river')) and
+            random.random() < .01):
             request.activated_segments.append('db_profiler')
             connection.use_debug_cursor = True