diff --git a/core/utils.c b/core/utils.c
index 2388a7ce..b7add434 100644
--- a/core/utils.c
+++ b/core/utils.c
@@ -622,12 +622,14 @@ void uwsgi_close_request(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req) {
 		free(wsgi_req->proto_parser_buf);
 	}
 
-	uwsgi.workers[0].requests++;
-	uwsgi.workers[uwsgi.mywid].requests++;
-	uwsgi.workers[uwsgi.mywid].cores[wsgi_req->async_id].requests++;
-	uwsgi.workers[uwsgi.mywid].cores[wsgi_req->async_id].write_errors += wsgi_req->write_errors;
-	// this is used for MAX_REQUESTS
-	uwsgi.workers[uwsgi.mywid].delta_requests++;
+	if (!wsgi_req->do_not_account) {
+		uwsgi.workers[0].requests++;
+		uwsgi.workers[uwsgi.mywid].requests++;
+		uwsgi.workers[uwsgi.mywid].cores[wsgi_req->async_id].requests++;
+		uwsgi.workers[uwsgi.mywid].cores[wsgi_req->async_id].write_errors += wsgi_req->write_errors;
+		// this is used for MAX_REQUESTS
+		uwsgi.workers[uwsgi.mywid].delta_requests++;
+	}
 
 	// after_request hook
 	if (uwsgi.p[wsgi_req->uh->modifier1]->after_request)
diff --git a/plugins/ping/ping_plugin.c b/plugins/ping/ping_plugin.c
index 9f7ae4c7..384fa972 100644
--- a/plugins/ping/ping_plugin.c
+++ b/plugins/ping/ping_plugin.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ int uwsgi_request_ping(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req) {
 	uwsgi_log( "PING\n");
 	wsgi_req->uh->modifier2 = 1;
 	wsgi_req->uh->pktsize = 0;
+	wsgi_req->do_not_account = 1;
 
 	len = strlen(uwsgi.shared->warning_message);
 	if (len > 0) {
diff --git a/uwsgi.h b/uwsgi.h
index 21511b5d..2bfc8dd2 100644
--- a/uwsgi.h
+++ b/uwsgi.h
@@ -1266,6 +1266,8 @@ struct uwsgi_router {
 
 		int do_not_add_to_async_queue;
 
+		int do_not_account;
+
 		int status;
 		struct uwsgi_buffer *headers;