diff --git a/app/controllers/dois_controller.rb b/app/controllers/dois_controller.rb
index a3569b8dc..b21b9ceb7 100644
--- a/app/controllers/dois_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/dois_controller.rb
@@ -202,7 +202,9 @@ def index
           dois_names =  results.map { |result| result.dig(:_source, :doi) }.join(',')
           metrics_array = get_metrics_array(dois_names)
           results = mix_in_metrics_array(results, metrics_array)
+        end
 
+        if params[:user_stats]
           person_metrics = get_person_metrics(params[:user_id])
           citations = person_metrics[:citations]
           views = person_metrics[:views]
diff --git a/spec/requests/dois_spec.rb b/spec/requests/dois_spec.rb
index ebb68a0be..9e81c8ae5 100644
--- a/spec/requests/dois_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/dois_spec.rb
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@
     let!(:doi) { create(:doi, client: client, aasm_state: "findable") }
     let!(:events) { create_list(:event_for_datacite_related, 3, obj_id: doi.doi) }
     let!(:views) { create_list(:event_for_datacite_usage, 2, obj_id: doi.doi, total: 25) }
+    let!(:orcid_event) { create(:event_for_datacite_orcid_auto_update, subj_id: doi.doi, obj_id:"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1419-2405") }
 
     before do
       Event.import
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@
         expect(json['data'].size).to eq(1)
         result = json.dig('data').select { |item| item["id"] == doi.doi.downcase }.first
         expect(json.dig('meta', 'total')).to eq(1)
+        expect(json.dig('meta', 'views')).to be_a(Array)
         expect(json.dig('data', 0, 'attributes', 'url')).to eq(doi.url)
         expect(json.dig('data', 0, 'attributes', 'doi')).to eq(doi.doi.downcase)
         expect(json.dig('data', 0, 'attributes', 'titles')).to eq(doi.titles)
@@ -160,6 +162,16 @@
         expect(json.dig('data', 0, 'attributes', 'viewsOverTime')).to eq([{"total"=>25, "year_month"=>"2015-06"}, {"total"=>25, "year_month"=>"2015-06"}])
       end
 
+      it 'includes events with query parameter' do
+        get "/dois?mix-in=metrics&user-stats=true&user-id=0000-0003-1419-2405", nil, headers
+
+        expect(last_response.status).to eq(200)
+        expect(json['data'].size).to eq(1)
+        result = json.dig('data').select { |item| item["id"] == doi.doi.downcase }.first
+        expect(json.dig('meta', 'total')).to eq(1)
+        expect(json.dig('meta', 'views')).to be > 0
+      end
+
       it 'includes events without query parameter' do
         get "/dois", nil, headers