diff --git a/backend.php b/backend.php
index d9b44aefa..13e7b934a 100644
--- a/backend.php
+++ b/backend.php
@@ -387,7 +387,8 @@
 
 			if ($_REQUEST["debug"]) $timing_info = print_checkpoint("20", $timing_info);
 
-			 if (get_pref($link, 'COMBINED_DISPLAY_MODE') || $subop) {
+			//if (get_pref($link, 'COMBINED_DISPLAY_MODE') || $subop) {
+			if ($subop) {
 				print "<counters><![CDATA[";
 				print json_encode(getAllCounters($link, $omode, $feed));
 				print "]]></counters>";