diff --git a/client/app/scripts/actions/app-actions.js b/client/app/scripts/actions/app-actions.js
index 1e06472d77..9c823b70fa 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/actions/app-actions.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/actions/app-actions.js
@@ -869,3 +869,10 @@ export function getImagesForService(orgId, serviceId) {
       });
   };
 }
+
+export function setMonitorState(monitor) {
+  return {
+    type: ActionTypes.MONITOR_STATE,
+    monitor
+  };
+}
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/components/app.js b/client/app/scripts/components/app.js
index 20826a6e9c..e48c6c368b 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/components/app.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/components/app.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
   unpinMetric,
   toggleHelp,
   setGraphView,
+  setMonitorState,
   setTableView,
   setResourceView,
   shutdown,
@@ -63,6 +64,8 @@ class App extends React.Component {
   constructor(props, context) {
     super(props, context);
 
+    this.props.dispatch(setMonitorState(this.props.monitor));
+
     this.setViewportDimensions = this.setViewportDimensions.bind(this);
     this.handleResize = debounce(this.setViewportDimensions, VIEWPORT_RESIZE_DEBOUNCE_INTERVAL);
 
@@ -257,4 +260,8 @@ function mapStateToProps(state) {
   };
 }
 
+App.defaultProps = {
+  monitor: false
+};
+
 export default connect(mapStateToProps)(App);
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/components/node-details/node-details-health-link-item.js b/client/app/scripts/components/node-details/node-details-health-link-item.js
index e0c45b47a1..696d26bc50 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/components/node-details/node-details-health-link-item.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/components/node-details/node-details-health-link-item.js
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ class NodeDetailsHealthLinkItem extends React.Component {
 
   render() {
     const {
-      id, url, pausedAt, ...props
+      id, url, monitor, pausedAt, ...props
     } = this.props;
     const metricColor = getMetricColor(id);
     const labelColor = this.state.hovered && !props.valueEmpty && darkenColor(metricColor);
 
-    const timedUrl = appendTime(url, pausedAt);
+    const timedUrl = monitor === true ? appendTime(url, pausedAt) : '';
 
     return (
       <CloudLink
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class NodeDetailsHealthLinkItem extends React.Component {
 function mapStateToProps(state) {
   return {
     pausedAt: state.get('pausedAt'),
+    monitor: state.get('monitor'),
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/constants/action-types.js b/client/app/scripts/constants/action-types.js
index 7ae350ae2f..395a501ed9 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/constants/action-types.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/constants/action-types.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ const ACTION_TYPES = [
   'JUMP_TO_TIME',
   'LEAVE_EDGE',
   'LEAVE_NODE',
+  'MONITOR_STATE',
   'OPEN_WEBSOCKET',
   'PAUSE_TIME_AT_NOW',
   'PIN_METRIC',
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/reducers/root.js b/client/app/scripts/reducers/root.js
index d9d3465064..425f16d4db 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/reducers/root.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/reducers/root.js
@@ -768,6 +768,10 @@ export function rootReducer(state = initialState, action) {
       });
     }
 
+    case ActionTypes.MONITOR_STATE: {
+      return state.set('monitor', action.monitor);
+    }
+
     default: {
       return state;
     }