diff --git a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/utils/RequestUriUtils.java b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/utils/RequestUriUtils.java
index 7033fa7a7..504fe64e1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/utils/RequestUriUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/utils/RequestUriUtils.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public class RequestUriUtils {
                 || requestURI.endsWith(".css")
                 || requestURI.endsWith(".map")
                 || requestURI.endsWith(".svg")
+                || requestURI.endsWith("popularity.txt")
                 || requestURI.endsWith(".js")
                 || requestURI.contains("swagger")
                 || requestURI.startsWith("/api/v1/info")