diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_httapi/mod_httapi.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_httapi/mod_httapi.c
index 35427c7b79..845c342f63 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_httapi/mod_httapi.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_httapi/mod_httapi.c
@@ -2530,37 +2530,41 @@ static switch_status_t locate_url_file(http_file_context_t *context, const char
 
 	lock_file(context, SWITCH_TRUE);
 
-	if ((status = fetch_cache_data(context, url, &headers, NULL)) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-		if (status == SWITCH_STATUS_NOTFOUND) {
-			unreachable = 2;
-			if (now - context->expires < globals.not_found_expires) {
+	if (!context->url_params || !switch_true(switch_event_get_header(context->url_params, "nohead"))) {
+		if ((status = fetch_cache_data(context, url, &headers, NULL)) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+			if (status == SWITCH_STATUS_NOTFOUND) {
+				unreachable = 2;
+				if (now - context->expires < globals.not_found_expires) {
+					switch_goto_status(SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS, end);
+				}
+			} else {
+				unreachable = 1;
+			}
+		}
+		
+		if (switch_file_exists(context->cache_file, context->pool) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS && unreachable) {
+			switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "File at url [%s] is unreachable!\n", url);
+			goto end;
+		}
+		
+		if (!unreachable && !zstr(context->metadata)) {
+			metadata = switch_core_sprintf(context->pool, "%s:%s:%s:%s",
+										   url,
+										   switch_event_get_header_nil(headers, "last-modified"),
+										   switch_event_get_header_nil(headers, "etag"),
+										   switch_event_get_header_nil(headers, "content-length")
+										   );
+
+			if (!strcmp(metadata, context->metadata)) {
+				write_meta_file(context, metadata, headers);
 				switch_goto_status(SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS, end);
 			}
-		} else {
-			unreachable = 1;
 		}
+		
+		switch_event_destroy(&headers);
 	}
 
-	if (switch_file_exists(context->cache_file, context->pool) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS && unreachable) {
-		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "File at url [%s] is unreachable!\n", url);
-		goto end;
-	}
 
-	if (!unreachable && !zstr(context->metadata)) {
-		metadata = switch_core_sprintf(context->pool, "%s:%s:%s:%s",
-									   url,
-									   switch_event_get_header_nil(headers, "last-modified"),
-									   switch_event_get_header_nil(headers, "etag"),
-									   switch_event_get_header_nil(headers, "content-length")
-									   );
-
-		if (!strcmp(metadata, context->metadata)) {
-			write_meta_file(context, metadata, headers);
-			switch_goto_status(SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS, end);
-		}
-	}
-
-	switch_event_destroy(&headers);
 	fetch_cache_data(context, url, &headers, context->cache_file);
 	metadata = switch_core_sprintf(context->pool, "%s:%s:%s:%s",
 								   url,