diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/common/SessionConfig.java b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/common/SessionConfig.java
index 8ecd00f..659a224 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/common/SessionConfig.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/common/SessionConfig.java
@@ -21,18 +21,20 @@
     private final boolean printLogicalPlanParam;
     private final boolean printOptimizedLogicalPlanParam;
     private final boolean printPhysicalOpsOnly;
+    private final boolean executeQuery;
     private final boolean generateJobSpec;
     private final boolean printJob;
 
     public SessionConfig(boolean optimize, boolean printExprParam, boolean printRewrittenExprParam,
             boolean printLogicalPlanParam, boolean printOptimizedLogicalPlanParam, boolean printPhysicalOpsOnly,
-            boolean generateJobSpec, boolean printJob) {
+            boolean executeQuery, boolean generateJobSpec, boolean printJob) {
         this.optimize = optimize;
         this.printExprParam = printExprParam;
         this.printRewrittenExprParam = printRewrittenExprParam;
         this.printLogicalPlanParam = printLogicalPlanParam;
         this.printOptimizedLogicalPlanParam = printOptimizedLogicalPlanParam;
         this.printPhysicalOpsOnly = printPhysicalOpsOnly;
+        this.executeQuery = executeQuery;
         this.generateJobSpec = generateJobSpec;
         this.printJob = printJob;
     }
@@ -61,6 +63,10 @@
         return printPhysicalOpsOnly;
     }
 
+    public boolean isExecuteQuery() {
+        return executeQuery;
+    }
+
     public boolean isOptimize() {
         return optimize;
     }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/http/servlet/APIServlet.java b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/http/servlet/APIServlet.java
index 6b17cc9..55bf4c9 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/http/servlet/APIServlet.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/http/servlet/APIServlet.java
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
         String printLogicalPlanParam = request.getParameter("print-logical-plan");
         String printOptimizedLogicalPlanParam = request.getParameter("print-optimized-logical-plan");
         String printJob = request.getParameter("print-job");
+        String executeQuery = request.getParameter("execute-query");
         response.setCharacterEncoding("utf-8");
         response.setContentType("text/html");
         PrintWriter out = response.getWriter();
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@
             List<Statement> aqlStatements = parser.Statement();
             SessionConfig sessionConfig = new SessionConfig(true, isSet(printExprParam),
                     isSet(printRewrittenExprParam), isSet(printLogicalPlanParam),
-                    isSet(printOptimizedLogicalPlanParam), false, true, isSet(printJob));
+                    isSet(printOptimizedLogicalPlanParam), false, isSet(executeQuery), true, isSet(printJob));
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.init();
             AqlTranslator aqlTranslator = new AqlTranslator(aqlStatements, out, sessionConfig, format);
             double duration = 0;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/http/servlet/RESTAPIServlet.java b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/http/servlet/RESTAPIServlet.java
index 6086bc1..9f6b7eb 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/http/servlet/RESTAPIServlet.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/http/servlet/RESTAPIServlet.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
             if (checkForbiddenStatements(aqlStatements, out)) {
                 return;
             }
-            SessionConfig sessionConfig = new SessionConfig(true, false, false, false, false, false, true, false);
+            SessionConfig sessionConfig = new SessionConfig(true, false, false, false, false, false, true, true, false);
 
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.init();
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/java/AsterixJavaClient.java b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/java/AsterixJavaClient.java
index b6a262e..d550689 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/java/AsterixJavaClient.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/java/AsterixJavaClient.java
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.JobSpecification;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.parser.AQLParser;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.parser.ParseException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.translator.AqlTranslator;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataManager;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.client.IHyracksClientConnection;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.JobSpecification;
 
 public class AsterixJavaClient {
     private IHyracksClientConnection hcc;
@@ -82,7 +77,7 @@
         MetadataManager.INSTANCE.init();
 
         SessionConfig pc = new SessionConfig(optimize, false, printRewrittenExpressions, printLogicalPlan,
-                printOptimizedPlan, printPhysicalOpsOnly, generateBinaryRuntime, printJob);
+                printOptimizedPlan, printPhysicalOpsOnly, true, generateBinaryRuntime, printJob);
 
         AqlTranslator aqlTranslator = new AqlTranslator(aqlStatements, writer, pc, DisplayFormat.TEXT);
         aqlTranslator.compileAndExecute(hcc, null, false);
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/translator/AqlTranslator.java b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/translator/AqlTranslator.java
index 3f752cb..1ec0937 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/translator/AqlTranslator.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/translator/AqlTranslator.java
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
             bActiveTxn = false;
 
-            if (compiled != null) {
+            if (sessionConfig.isExecuteQuery() && compiled != null) {
                 GlobalConfig.ASTERIX_LOGGER.info(compiled.toJSON().toString(1));
                 JobId jobId = runJob(hcc, compiled, false);
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/resources/webui/querytemplate.html b/asterix-app/src/main/resources/webui/querytemplate.html
index 2085f22..0adb518 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/main/resources/webui/querytemplate.html
+++ b/asterix-app/src/main/resources/webui/querytemplate.html
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@
               <label class="checkbox optlabel"><input type="checkbox" name="print-logical-plan" value="true" /> Print logical plan</label>
               <label class="checkbox optlabel"><input type="checkbox" name="print-optimized-logical-plan" value="true" /> Print optimized logical plan</label>
               <label class="checkbox optlabel"><input type="checkbox" name="print-job" value="true" /> Print Hyracks job</label>
+              <label class="checkbox optlabel"><input type="checkbox" name="execute-query" value="true" checked/> Execute query</label>
             </div>
           </form>
        </div>