diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/app/servlet/KerberosAuthenticationFilter.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/app/servlet/KerberosAuthenticationFilter.java
index 4055b46f62..868096a4ae 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/app/servlet/KerberosAuthenticationFilter.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/app/servlet/KerberosAuthenticationFilter.java
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public class KerberosAuthenticationFilter extends BaseKerberosAuthenticationFilt
    protected void onValidate(ServletContext sc, HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res)
    {
         // Set the locale using the session
-        AuthenticationHelper.setupThread(sc, req, res, true);
+        AuthenticationHelper.setupThread(sc, req, res, !req.getServletPath().equals("/wcs") && !req.getServletPath().equals("/wcservice"));
     }
     
     /* (non-Javadoc)
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/app/servlet/NTLMAuthenticationFilter.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/app/servlet/NTLMAuthenticationFilter.java
index 43a6a91d5c..de41ba0663 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/app/servlet/NTLMAuthenticationFilter.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/app/servlet/NTLMAuthenticationFilter.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class NTLMAuthenticationFilter extends BaseNTLMAuthenticationFilter
     protected void onValidate(ServletContext sc, HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res)
     {
         // Set the locale using the session
-        AuthenticationHelper.setupThread(sc, req, res, true);
+        AuthenticationHelper.setupThread(sc, req, res, !req.getServletPath().equals("/wcs") && !req.getServletPath().equals("/wcservice"));
     }
     
     /* (non-Javadoc)