diff --git a/_javascript/pwa/sw.js b/_javascript/pwa/sw.js
index bc67bd8307b..d005c520fbc 100644
--- a/_javascript/pwa/sw.js
+++ b/_javascript/pwa/sw.js
@@ -5,7 +5,18 @@ importScripts(`${baseurl}/assets/js/data/swconf.js`);
 const purge = swconf.purge;
 
 function verifyUrl(url) {
-  const requestPath = new URL(url).pathname;
+  const requestUrl = new URL(url);
+  const requestPath = requestUrl.pathname;
+
+  if (!requestUrl.protocol.startsWith('http')) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  for (const denyUrl of swconf.denyUrls) {
+    if (requestUrl.href.startsWith(denyUrl)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
 
   for (const path of swconf.denyPaths) {
     if (requestPath.startsWith(path)) {
diff --git a/assets/js/data/swconf.js b/assets/js/data/swconf.js
index 5c1ed29205a..ed7286ac2a5 100644
--- a/assets/js/data/swconf.js
+++ b/assets/js/data/swconf.js
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ const swconf = {
       {% endfor %}
     ],
 
+    {%- comment -%} The request url starting with below part will not be cached. {%- endcomment -%}
+    denyUrls: [
+      {% if site.analytics.goatcounter.id != nil and site.pageviews.provider == 'goatcounter' %}
+        'https://{{ site.analytics.goatcounter.id }}.goatcounter.com/counter/'
+      {% endif %}
+    ],
+
     {%- comment -%} The request url with below path will not be cached. {%- endcomment -%}
     denyPaths: [
       {% for path in site.pwa.cache.deny_paths %}