diff --git a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
index b02365be8..056f3295d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
@@ -82,11 +82,12 @@ class PeopleController < ApplicationController
   def show
     @person = Person.find_from_guid_or_username(params)
     flag = FeatureFlagger.new(current_user)
+    logger.info(request.format)
 
     raise(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound) if remote_profile_with_no_user_session?
     return redirect_to :back, :notice => t("people.show.closed_account") if @person.closed_account?
     return redirect_to person_path(@person) if params[:ex] && !flag.new_profile?
-    return redirect_to person_path(@person, :ex => true) if !params[:ex] && flag.new_profile? && flag.new_hotness?
+    return redirect_to person_path(@person, :ex => true) if !params[:ex] && flag.new_profile? && flag.new_hotness? && request.format == "text/html"
 
     @post_type = :all
     @aspect = :profile