diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/monitoring_utils/middleware.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/monitoring_utils/middleware.py
index bfa864d9af..9db1006813 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/monitoring_utils/middleware.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/monitoring_utils/middleware.py
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ request handlers which do not record custom metrics.
 
 """
 import logging
+from uuid import uuid4
+
+import psutil
+
+import request_cache
+from openedx.core.djangoapps.waffle_utils import WaffleSwitchNamespace
+
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 try:
     import newrelic.agent
@@ -17,10 +24,6 @@ except ImportError:
     log.warning("Unable to load NewRelic agent module")
     newrelic = None  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
 
-import psutil
-import request_cache
-from openedx.core.djangoapps.waffle_utils import WaffleSwitchNamespace
-
 
 REQUEST_CACHE_KEY = 'monitoring_custom_metrics'
 WAFFLE_NAMESPACE = 'monitoring_utils'
@@ -83,9 +86,11 @@ class MonitoringMemoryMiddleware(object):
     Middleware for monitoring memory usage.
     """
     memory_data_key = u'memory_data'
+    guid_key = u'guid_key'
 
     def process_request(self, request):
         if self._is_enabled():
+            self._cache[self.guid_key] = unicode(uuid4())
             log_prefix = self._log_prefix(u"Before", request)
             self._cache[self.memory_data_key] = self._memory_data(log_prefix)
 
@@ -109,7 +114,7 @@ class MonitoringMemoryMiddleware(object):
         """
         Returns a formatted prefix for logging for the given request.
         """
-        return u"{} request '{} {}'".format(prefix, request.method, request.path)
+        return u"{} request '{} {} {}'".format(prefix, request.method, request.path, self._cache[self.guid_key])
 
     def _memory_data(self, log_prefix):
         """