diff --git a/api/api.go b/api/api.go
index 529912c5c..b645e6039 100644
--- a/api/api.go
+++ b/api/api.go
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ type SubsonicHandler = func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) (*responses.Subs
 func Router() http.Handler {
 	r := chi.NewRouter()
 
+	r.Use(checkRequiredParameters)
+
 	// Add validation middleware if not disabled
 	if !conf.Sonic.DisableValidation {
-		r.Use(checkRequiredParameters)
 		r.Use(authenticate)
 		// TODO Validate version
 	}
diff --git a/api/middlewares.go b/api/middlewares.go
index 0b898de2a..5cbfbeea3 100644
--- a/api/middlewares.go
+++ b/api/middlewares.go
@@ -29,12 +29,17 @@ func checkRequiredParameters(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		if ParamString(r, "p") == "" && (ParamString(r, "s") == "" || ParamString(r, "t") == "") {
 			log.Warn(r, "Missing authentication information")
 		}
-		ctx := r.Context()
-		ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "user", ParamString(r, "u"))
-		ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "client", ParamString(r, "c"))
-		ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "version", ParamString(r, "v"))
-		r = r.WithContext(ctx)
 
+		user := ParamString(r, "u")
+		client := ParamString(r, "c")
+		version := ParamString(r, "v")
+		ctx := r.Context()
+		ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "user", user)
+		ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "client", client)
+		ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "version", version)
+		log.Info(ctx, "New Subsonic API request", "user", user, "client", client, "version", version, "path", r.URL.Path)
+
+		r = r.WithContext(ctx)
 		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 	})
 }