diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Controller/ActionController.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Controller/ActionController.php
index 0b65cb8dd..f5fded73d 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Controller/ActionController.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Controller/ActionController.php
@@ -447,7 +447,9 @@ class ActionController extends Zend_Controller_Action
     public function preDispatch()
     {
         $form = new AutoRefreshForm();
-        $form->handleRequest();
+        if (! $this->getRequest()->isApiRequest()) {
+            $form->handleRequest();
+        }
         $this->_helper->layout()->autoRefreshForm = $form;
     }