diff --git a/server/channels/api4/metrics.go b/server/channels/api4/metrics.go
index e66381e439..cc005dec6d 100644
--- a/server/channels/api4/metrics.go
+++ b/server/channels/api4/metrics.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (api *API) InitClientPerformanceMetrics() {
-	api.BaseRoutes.APIRoot.Handle("/client_perf", api.APISessionRequired(submitPerformanceReport)).Methods("POST")
+	api.BaseRoutes.APIRoot.Handle("/client_perf", api.APISessionRequiredTrustRequester(submitPerformanceReport)).Methods("POST")
 }
 
 func submitPerformanceReport(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {