diff --git a/backend.php b/backend.php
index 9dfc3b989..97ce7b11f 100644
--- a/backend.php
+++ b/backend.php
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
 				}
 			}
 
-			if ($mode == "prefetch" || $csync) {
+			if ($mode == "prefetch" && $csync) {
 				print "<counters>";
 				getAllCounters($link, $omode);
 				print "</counters>";