diff --git a/silk/collector.py b/silk/collector.py
index 912b9298..de9d7a3a 100644
--- a/silk/collector.py
+++ b/silk/collector.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ def request(self, value):
     def _configure(self):
         self.local.objects = {}
         self.local.temp_identifier = 0
+        self.stop_python_profiler()
         self.local.pythonprofiler = None
 
     @property