diff --git a/zilencer/management/commands/profile_request.py b/zilencer/management/commands/profile_request.py
index 1c948c2eed..c2ba4dc69c 100644
--- a/zilencer/management/commands/profile_request.py
+++ b/zilencer/management/commands/profile_request.py
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ from zerver.middleware import LogRequests
 from zerver.models import UserMessage
 from zerver.views.message_fetch import get_messages_backend
 
-request_logger = LogRequests()
-
 
 class MockSession(SessionBase):
     def __init__(self) -> None:
@@ -23,16 +21,15 @@ class MockSession(SessionBase):
 
 
 def profile_request(request: HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse:
-    request_logger.process_request(request)
+    def get_response(request: HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse:
+        return prof.runcall(get_messages_backend, request, request.user, apply_markdown=True)
+
     prof = cProfile.Profile()
-    prof.enable()
-    ret = get_messages_backend(request, request.user, apply_markdown=True)
-    prof.disable()
     with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(prefix="profile.data.", delete=False) as stats_file:
+        response = LogRequests(get_response)(request)
         prof.dump_stats(stats_file.name)
-        request_logger.process_response(request, ret)
         logging.info("Profiling data written to %s", stats_file.name)
-    return ret
+    return response
 
 
 class Command(ZulipBaseCommand):