diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 68c72fb88..a15c01162 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
 
   def user_device_log(user, type)
 
+    # return if we are in switch to user mode
+    return if session[:switched_from_user_id]
+
     # for sessions we need the fingperprint
     if !params[:fingerprint] && type == 'session'
       render json: { error: 'Need fingerprint param!' }, status: :unprocessable_entity