diff --git a/lib/protoparser/csvimport/streamparser.go b/lib/protoparser/csvimport/streamparser.go
index dda5daef1..4222a968b 100644
--- a/lib/protoparser/csvimport/streamparser.go
+++ b/lib/protoparser/csvimport/streamparser.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ var (
 //
 // callback shouldn't hold rows after returning.
 func ParseStream(req *http.Request, callback func(rows []Row) error) error {
-	readCalls.Inc()
 	q := req.URL.Query()
 	format := q.Get("format")
 	cds, err := ParseColumnDescriptors(format)
@@ -53,6 +52,7 @@ func ParseStream(req *http.Request, callback func(rows []Row) error) error {
 }
 
 func (ctx *streamContext) Read(r io.Reader, cds []ColumnDescriptor) bool {
+	readCalls.Inc()
 	if ctx.err != nil {
 		return false
 	}
diff --git a/lib/protoparser/influx/streamparser.go b/lib/protoparser/influx/streamparser.go
index ddbe155da..a7b0a54ff 100644
--- a/lib/protoparser/influx/streamparser.go
+++ b/lib/protoparser/influx/streamparser.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ var (
 //
 // callback shouldn't hold rows after returning.
 func ParseStream(r io.Reader, isGzipped bool, precision, db string, callback func(db string, rows []Row) error) error {
-	readCalls.Inc()
 	if isGzipped {
 		zr, err := common.GetGzipReader(r)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -62,6 +61,7 @@ func ParseStream(r io.Reader, isGzipped bool, precision, db string, callback fun
 }
 
 func (ctx *streamContext) Read(r io.Reader, tsMultiplier int64) bool {
+	readCalls.Inc()
 	if ctx.err != nil {
 		return false
 	}
diff --git a/lib/protoparser/vmimport/streamparser.go b/lib/protoparser/vmimport/streamparser.go
index 97400a312..eb8c450fb 100644
--- a/lib/protoparser/vmimport/streamparser.go
+++ b/lib/protoparser/vmimport/streamparser.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ var maxLineLen = flag.Int("import.maxLineLen", 100*1024*1024, "The maximum lengt
 //
 // callback shouldn't hold rows after returning.
 func ParseStream(req *http.Request, callback func(rows []Row) error) error {
-	readCalls.Inc()
 	r := req.Body
 	if req.Header.Get("Content-Encoding") == "gzip" {
 		zr, err := common.GetGzipReader(r)
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@ func ParseStream(req *http.Request, callback func(rows []Row) error) error {
 }
 
 func (ctx *streamContext) Read(r io.Reader) bool {
+	readCalls.Inc()
 	if ctx.err != nil {
 		return false
 	}