diff --git a/pkg/handler/reverseproxy.go b/pkg/handler/reverseproxy.go
index 06cb006..bac13a2 100644
--- a/pkg/handler/reverseproxy.go
+++ b/pkg/handler/reverseproxy.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func (rp *ReverseProxy) Handler(src ReverseProxySource, w http.ResponseWriter, r
 	if isAuthenticated {
 		ctx = mw.WithAccessToken(ctx, accessToken)
 
-		if rp.EnableAccessLogs {
+		if rp.EnableAccessLogs && isRelevantAccessLog(r) {
 			logger.Info("default: authenticated request")
 		}
 	}
@@ -217,6 +217,16 @@ func handleAutologin(src ReverseProxySource, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Requ
 	}
 }
 
+func isRelevantAccessLog(r *http.Request) bool {
+	if r.Method == http.MethodGet {
+		// only log GET requests that are navigation requests
+		return isNavigationRequest(r)
+	}
+
+	// all other methods are relevant
+	return true
+}
+
 func isNavigationRequest(r *http.Request) bool {
 	// we assume that navigation requests are always GET requests
 	if r.Method != http.MethodGet {