diff --git a/core/server/services/routing/helpers/entry-lookup.js b/core/server/services/routing/helpers/entry-lookup.js
index 3f85c234d9..5911cf43ac 100644
--- a/core/server/services/routing/helpers/entry-lookup.js
+++ b/core/server/services/routing/helpers/entry-lookup.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-const _ = require('lodash'),
-    Promise = require('bluebird'),
-    url = require('url'),
-    debug = require('ghost-ignition').debug('services:routing:helpers:entry-lookup'),
-    routeMatch = require('path-match')();
+const _ = require('lodash');
+const Promise = require('bluebird');
+const url = require('url');
+const debug = require('ghost-ignition').debug('services:routing:helpers:entry-lookup');
+const routeMatch = require('path-match')();
+const config = require('../../../config');
 
 function entryLookup(postUrl, routerOptions, locals) {
     debug(postUrl);
@@ -35,8 +36,14 @@ function entryLookup(postUrl, routerOptions, locals) {
      * Query database to find entry.
      * @deprecated: `author`, will be removed in Ghost 3.0
      */
+    let options = {
+        include: 'author,authors,tags'
+    };
+    if (config.get('enableDeveloperExperiments')) {
+        options.context = {member: locals.member};
+    }
     return api[routerOptions.query.controller]
-        .read(_.extend(_.pick(params, 'slug', 'id'), {include: 'author,authors,tags', context: {member: locals.member}}))
+        .read(_.extend(_.pick(params, 'slug', 'id'), options))
         .then(function then(result) {
             const entry = result[routerOptions.query.resource][0];
 
diff --git a/core/server/services/routing/helpers/fetch-data.js b/core/server/services/routing/helpers/fetch-data.js
index c48d0e2bf4..60c53872cd 100644
--- a/core/server/services/routing/helpers/fetch-data.js
+++ b/core/server/services/routing/helpers/fetch-data.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  */
 const _ = require('lodash');
 const Promise = require('bluebird');
+const config = require('../../../config');
 
 // The default settings for a default post query
 const queryDefaults = {
@@ -50,8 +51,9 @@ function processQuery(query, slugParam, locals) {
         query.options[name] = _.isString(option) ? option.replace(/%s/g, slugParam) : option;
     });
 
-    query.options.context = {member: locals.member};
-
+    if (config.get('enableDeveloperExperiments')) {
+        query.options.context = {member: locals.member};
+    }
     // Return a promise for the api query
     return api[query.controller][query.type](query.options);
 }