diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/config/services_api.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/config/services_api.php
index a32f7ca4f..f0b39584d 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/config/services_api.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/config/services_api.php
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ $di = new FactoryDefault();
 $di->set('view', function () use ($config) {
     // return a empty view
     $view = new View();
+    $view->disable();
     return $view;
 });
 
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Base/ApiControllerBase.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Base/ApiControllerBase.php
index 19126ab1a..770c2b6a7 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Base/ApiControllerBase.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Base/ApiControllerBase.php
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ class ApiControllerBase extends ControllerRoot
     public function initialize()
     {
         // disable view processing
-        $this->view->disable();
         set_error_handler(array($this, 'APIErrorHandler'));
     }