diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/stats.py b/r2/r2/lib/stats.py
index 60fc3e2f3..a851e5d13 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/stats.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/stats.py
@@ -50,10 +50,11 @@ class TimingStatBuffer:
         self.data = collections.defaultdict(complex)
         self.log = threading.local()
 
-    def record(self, key, start, end):
-        # Add to the total time and total count with a single complex value,
-        # so as to avoid inconsistency from a poorly timed context switch.
-        self.data[key] += (end - start) + 1j
+    def record(self, key, start, end, publish=True):
+        if publish:
+            # Add to the total time and total count with a single complex value,
+            # so as to avoid inconsistency from a poorly timed context switch.
+            self.data[key] += (end - start) + 1j
 
         if getattr(self.log, 'timings', None) is not None:
             self.log.timings.append(self.Timing(key, start, end))
@@ -198,9 +199,10 @@ class Counter:
 class Timer:
     _time = time.time
 
-    def __init__(self, client, name):
+    def __init__(self, client, name, publish=True):
         self.client = client
         self.name = name
+        self.publish = publish
         self._start = None
         self._last = None
         self._stop = None
@@ -220,7 +222,8 @@ class Timer:
 
     def send(self, subname, start, end):
         name = _get_stat_name(self.name, subname)
-        self.client.timing_stats.record(name, start, end)
+        self.client.timing_stats.record(name, start, end,
+                                        publish=self.publish)
 
     def start(self):
         self._last = self._start = self._time()
@@ -253,8 +256,8 @@ class Stats:
     def __init__(self, addr, sample_rate):
         self.client = StatsdClient(addr, sample_rate)
 
-    def get_timer(self, name):
-        return Timer(self.client, name)
+    def get_timer(self, name, publish=True):
+        return Timer(self.client, name, publish)
 
     def transact(self, action, start, end):
         timer = self.get_timer('service_time')
diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/wrapped.pyx b/r2/r2/lib/wrapped.pyx
index d1c4422f9..987acde05 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/wrapped.pyx
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/wrapped.pyx
@@ -207,7 +207,8 @@ class Templated(object):
 
         if self.render_class_name in g.timed_templates:
             timer = g.stats.get_timer('render.%s.nocache' %
-                                      self.render_class_name)
+                                      self.render_class_name,
+                                      publish=False)
             timer.start()
         else:
             timer = None
@@ -259,7 +260,8 @@ class Templated(object):
         and will substituted last.
         """
         from pylons import c, g
-        timer = g.stats.get_timer('render.%s.cached' % self.render_class_name)
+        timer = g.stats.get_timer('render.%s.cached' % self.render_class_name,
+                                  publish=False)
         timer.start()
 
         style = style or c.render_style or 'html'