diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index cb0bf34..e8ae606 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ addDefaults(config, {
         }
     },
     userCounterURL: null,
+    userCounterRatio: 10,
     newLeafURLs: null,
     maxRewardTimePerSegmentInSeconds: 600,
     poiMinimumStartTime: 2,
diff --git a/src/middleware/userCounter.ts b/src/middleware/userCounter.ts
index 433af8e..dccd101 100644
--- a/src/middleware/userCounter.ts
+++ b/src/middleware/userCounter.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ import { NextFunction, Request, Response } from "express";
 
 export function userCounter(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction): void {
     if (req.method !== "OPTIONS") {
-        axios.post(`${config.userCounterURL}/api/v1/addIP?hashedIP=${getIP(req)}`)
-            .catch(() => Logger.debug(`Failing to connect to user counter at: ${config.userCounterURL}`));
+        if (Math.random() < 1 / config.userCounterRatio) {
+            axios.post(`${config.userCounterURL}/api/v1/addIP?hashedIP=${getIP(req)}`)
+                .catch(() => Logger.debug(`Failing to connect to user counter at: ${config.userCounterURL}`));
+        }
     }
 
     next();
diff --git a/src/types/config.model.ts b/src/types/config.model.ts
index 4adaa51..3f7e1ae 100644
--- a/src/types/config.model.ts
+++ b/src/types/config.model.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export interface SBSConfig {
     minReputationToSubmitChapter: number;
     minReputationToSubmitFiller: number;
     userCounterURL?: string;
+    userCounterRatio: number;
     proxySubmission?: string;
     behindProxy: string | boolean;
     db: string;