diff --git a/worker/host.go b/worker/host.go
index fcaac0cf1..86e92ce27 100644
--- a/worker/host.go
+++ b/worker/host.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ type (
 		acc                      *account
 		bus                      Bus
 		contractSpendingRecorder ContractSpendingRecorder
+		interactionRecorder      HostInteractionRecorder
 		logger                   *zap.SugaredLogger
 		transportPool            *transportPoolV3
 		priceTables              *priceTables
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ func (w *worker) Host(hk types.PublicKey, fcid types.FileContractID, siamuxAddr
 		acc:                      w.accounts.ForHost(hk),
 		bus:                      w.bus,
 		contractSpendingRecorder: w.contractSpendingRecorder,
+		interactionRecorder:      w.hostInteractionRecorder,
 		logger:                   w.logger.Named(hk.String()[:4]),
 		fcid:                     fcid,
 		siamuxAddr:               siamuxAddr,
@@ -196,7 +198,7 @@ func (h *host) FetchPriceTable(ctx context.Context, rev *types.FileContractRevis
 	fetchPT := func(paymentFn PriceTablePaymentFunc) (hpt hostdb.HostPriceTable, err error) {
 		err = h.transportPool.withTransportV3(ctx, h.hk, h.siamuxAddr, func(ctx context.Context, t *transportV3) (err error) {
 			hpt, err = RPCPriceTable(ctx, t, paymentFn)
-			HostInteractionRecorderFromContext(ctx).RecordPriceTableUpdate(hostdb.PriceTableUpdate{
+			h.interactionRecorder.RecordPriceTableUpdate(hostdb.PriceTableUpdate{
 				HostKey:    h.hk,
 				Success:    isSuccessfulInteraction(err),
 				Timestamp:  time.Now(),
diff --git a/worker/interactions.go b/worker/interactions.go
index 70629c1f0..dfe8c4017 100644
--- a/worker/interactions.go
+++ b/worker/interactions.go
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@ package worker
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"net/http"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"go.sia.tech/jape"
 	"go.sia.tech/renterd/hostdb"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
@@ -42,26 +40,6 @@ var (
 	_ HostInteractionRecorder = (*hostInteractionRecorder)(nil)
 )
 
-func HostInteractionRecorderFromContext(ctx context.Context) HostInteractionRecorder {
-	ir, ok := ctx.Value(keyInteractionRecorder).(HostInteractionRecorder)
-	if !ok {
-		panic("no interaction recorder attached to the context") // developer error
-	}
-	return ir
-}
-
-func interactionMiddleware(ir HostInteractionRecorder, routes map[string]jape.Handler) map[string]jape.Handler {
-	for route, handler := range routes {
-		routes[route] = jape.Adapt(func(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
-			return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-				ctx := context.WithValue(r.Context(), keyInteractionRecorder, ir)
-				h.ServeHTTP(w, r.WithContext(ctx))
-			})
-		})(handler)
-	}
-	return routes
-}
-
 func (w *worker) initHostInteractionRecorder(flushInterval time.Duration) {
 	if w.hostInteractionRecorder != nil {
 		panic("HostInteractionRecorder already initialized") // developer error
diff --git a/worker/worker.go b/worker/worker.go
index b917960d4..5ed7e8a05 100644
--- a/worker/worker.go
+++ b/worker/worker.go
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ func (w *worker) rhpPriceTableHandler(jc jape.Context) {
 	var err error
 	var hpt hostdb.HostPriceTable
 	defer func() {
-		HostInteractionRecorderFromContext(ctx).RecordPriceTableUpdate(hostdb.PriceTableUpdate{
+		w.hostInteractionRecorder.RecordPriceTableUpdate(hostdb.PriceTableUpdate{
 			HostKey:    rptr.HostKey,
 			Success:    isSuccessfulInteraction(err),
 			Timestamp:  time.Now(),
@@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ func New(masterKey [32]byte, id string, b Bus, contractLockingDuration, busFlush
 
 // Handler returns an HTTP handler that serves the worker API.
 func (w *worker) Handler() http.Handler {
-	return jape.Mux(interactionMiddleware(w.hostInteractionRecorder, map[string]jape.Handler{
+	return jape.Mux(map[string]jape.Handler{
 		"GET    /account/:hostkey": w.accountHandlerGET,
 		"GET    /id":               w.idHandlerGET,
 
@@ -1351,7 +1351,7 @@ func (w *worker) Handler() http.Handler {
 		"PUT    /multipart/*path": w.multipartUploadHandlerPUT,
 
 		"GET    /state": w.stateHandlerGET,
-	}))
+	})
 }
 
 // Shutdown shuts down the worker.
@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@ func (w *worker) scanHost(ctx context.Context, hostKey types.PublicKey, hostIP s
 	}
 
 	// record host scan
-	HostInteractionRecorderFromContext(ctx).RecordHostScan(hostdb.HostScan{
+	w.hostInteractionRecorder.RecordHostScan(hostdb.HostScan{
 		HostKey:    hostKey,
 		Success:    isSuccessfulInteraction(err),
 		Timestamp:  time.Now(),