diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index c015705df..9b5773e1e 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ GEM
     flickraw (0.9.10)
     font-awesome-sass (5.11.2)
       sassc (>= 1.11)
-    friendly_id (5.2.5)
+    friendly_id (5.3.0)
       activerecord (>= 4.0.0)
     geocoder (1.4.9)
     gibbon (1.2.1)
diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 023603b33..e30fe25b1 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
                              "/members/password/edit",
                              "/members/confirmation",
                              "/members/sign_out"]) || request.xhr?
-      store_location_for(:member, request.fullpath)
+      store_location_for(:member, request.fullpath) if request.format == :html
     end
   end