diff --git a/islandora/islandora.module b/islandora/islandora.module
index 2dba98fa..75d3a0c4 100644
--- a/islandora/islandora.module
+++ b/islandora/islandora.module
@@ -52,6 +52,17 @@ function islandora_rdf_namespaces() {
   );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implements hook_entity_load().
+ */
+function islandora_entity_load($entities, $type) {
+  foreach ($entities as $entity) {
+    if (strcmp($type, "node") == 0) {
+      $entity->rdf_namespaces = rdf_get_namespaces();
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Implements hook_default_services_endpoint().
  */
diff --git a/islandora_collection/islandora_collection.info b/islandora_collection/islandora_collection.info
index a2a6503a..5efc2e69 100644
--- a/islandora_collection/islandora_collection.info
+++ b/islandora_collection/islandora_collection.info
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ version = 7.x-dev
 core = 7.x
 dependencies[] = islandora
 dependencies[] = hook_post_action
+dependencies[] = httprl
diff --git a/islandora_collection/islandora_collection.module b/islandora_collection/islandora_collection.module
index b1d77fdd..1401291c 100644
--- a/islandora_collection/islandora_collection.module
+++ b/islandora_collection/islandora_collection.module
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ function islandora_collection_rdf_mapping() {
  * Implements hook_node_postinsert().
  */
 function islandora_collection_node_postinsert($node) {
+  if (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_IGNORE_HOOKS']) && strcmp(strtolower($_SERVER['HTTP_IGNORE_HOOKS']), "true") == 0) {
+    dd("IGNORING HOOK!");
+    return;
+  }
+
   // Exit early if it's not a collection.
   if (strcmp($node->type, ISLANDORA_COLLECTION_CONTENT_TYPE) != 0) {
     return;
@@ -67,7 +72,6 @@ function islandora_collection_node_postinsert($node) {
   }
 
   $node = array_pop($nodes);
-  $node->rdf_namespaces = rdf_get_namespaces();
   httprl_request("http://localhost:8080/islandora-services/rest/collection",
                  array(
                    'method' => 'POST',
@@ -82,4 +86,8 @@ function islandora_collection_node_postinsert($node) {
  */
 function islandora_collection_node_postupdate($node) {
   dd("FROM POST UPDATE HOOK");
+  if (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_IGNORE_HOOKS']) && strcmp(strtolower($_SERVER['HTTP_IGNORE_HOOKS']), "true") == 0) {
+    dd("IGNORING HOOK!");
+    return;
+  }
 }