diff --git a/src/PostgREST/ApiRequest.hs b/src/PostgREST/ApiRequest.hs
index 57413ba6d..07222466c 100644
--- a/src/PostgREST/ApiRequest.hs
+++ b/src/PostgREST/ApiRequest.hs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ module PostgREST.ApiRequest
   , DbAction(..)
   , Payload(..)
   , userApiRequest
+  , userPreferences
   ) where
 
 import qualified Data.Aeson            as JSON
@@ -127,10 +128,8 @@ data ApiRequest = ApiRequest {
   }
 
 -- | Examines HTTP request and translates it into user intent.
---
---   TimezoneNames are used by Prefer: timezone
-userApiRequest :: AppConfig -> Request -> RequestBody -> TimezoneNames -> Either ApiRequestError ApiRequest
-userApiRequest conf req reqBody timezones = do
+userApiRequest :: AppConfig -> Preferences.Preferences -> Request -> RequestBody -> Either ApiRequestError ApiRequest
+userApiRequest conf prefs req reqBody = do
   resource <- getResource conf $ pathInfo req
   (schema, negotiatedByProfile) <- getSchema conf hdrs method
   act <- getAction resource schema method
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ userApiRequest conf req reqBody timezones = do
   , iRange = ranges
   , iTopLevelRange = topLevelRange
   , iPayload = payload
-  , iPreferences = Preferences.fromHeaders (configDbTxAllowOverride conf) timezones  hdrs
+  , iPreferences = prefs
   , iQueryParams = qPrms
   , iColumns = columns
   , iHeaders = iHdrs
@@ -163,6 +162,10 @@ userApiRequest conf req reqBody timezones = do
     contentMediaType = maybe MTApplicationJSON MediaType.decodeMediaType $ lookupHeader "content-type"
     actIsInvokeSafe x = case x of {ActDb (ActRoutine _  (InvRead _)) -> True; _ -> False}
 
+-- | Parses the Prefer header
+userPreferences :: AppConfig -> Request -> TimezoneNames -> Preferences.Preferences
+userPreferences conf req timezones = Preferences.fromHeaders (configDbTxAllowOverride conf) timezones $ requestHeaders req
+
 getResource :: AppConfig -> [Text] -> Either ApiRequestError Resource
 getResource AppConfig{configOpenApiMode, configDbRootSpec} = \case
   []             ->
diff --git a/src/PostgREST/App.hs b/src/PostgREST/App.hs
index 75c0d091c..bc696929d 100644
--- a/src/PostgREST/App.hs
+++ b/src/PostgREST/App.hs
@@ -145,8 +145,9 @@ postgrestResponse appState conf@AppConfig{..} maybeSchemaCache pgVer authResult@
 
   let jwtTime = if configServerTimingEnabled then Auth.getJwtDur req else Nothing
       timezones = dbTimezones sCache
+      prefs = ApiRequest.userPreferences conf req timezones
 
-  (parseTime, apiReq@ApiRequest{..}) <- withTiming $ liftEither . mapLeft Error.ApiRequestError $ ApiRequest.userApiRequest conf req body timezones
+  (parseTime, apiReq@ApiRequest{..}) <- withTiming $ liftEither . mapLeft Error.ApiRequestError $ ApiRequest.userApiRequest conf prefs req body
   (planTime, plan)                   <- withTiming $ liftEither $ Plan.actionPlan iAction conf apiReq sCache
 
   let query = Query.query conf authResult apiReq plan sCache pgVer