diff --git a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/OAI/Server.php b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/OAI/Server.php
index a33466398117f9e2d97bfadea237b41c3e543127..917761621f54a8a2253632a5bc9783aaa189d161 100644
--- a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/OAI/Server.php
+++ b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/OAI/Server.php
@@ -562,6 +562,7 @@ class Server
         $params->setLimit($limit);
         $params->getOptions()->disableHighlighting();
         $params->getOptions()->spellcheckEnabled(false);
+        $params->recommendationsEnabled(false);
         $params->setSort('last_indexed asc', true);
 
         // Construct a range query based on last indexed time: