diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6f3ce4cc5..01774e0f2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ dj.FreeTable(dj.conn(), "common_session.session_group").drop()
 - Move cleanup of `IntervalList` orphan entries to cron job cleanup process #1195
 - Add mixin method `get_fully_defined_key` #1198
 
-
 ### Pipelines
 
 - Common
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ dj.FreeTable(dj.conn(), "common_session.session_group").drop()
     - Export fixes #1164
         - Allow `get_abs_path` to add selection entry. #1164
         - Log restrictions and joins. #1164
-        - Check if querying table inherits mixin in `fetch_nwb`. #1192
+        - Check if querying table inherits mixin in `fetch_nwb`. #1192, #1201
         - Ensure externals entries before adding to export. #1192
     - Error specificity in `LabMemberInfo` #1192
 
diff --git a/src/spyglass/utils/dj_helper_fn.py b/src/spyglass/utils/dj_helper_fn.py
index de07de85b..890ac496e 100644
--- a/src/spyglass/utils/dj_helper_fn.py
+++ b/src/spyglass/utils/dj_helper_fn.py
@@ -280,6 +280,8 @@ def fetch_nwb(query_expression, nwb_master, *attrs, **kwargs):
     nwb_objects : list
         List of dicts containing fetch results and NWB objects.
     """
+    from spyglass.utils.dj_mixin import SpyglassMixin
+
     kwargs["as_dict"] = True  # force return as dictionary
 
     tbl, attr_name = nwb_master
@@ -301,8 +303,16 @@ def fetch_nwb(query_expression, nwb_master, *attrs, **kwargs):
             # This also opens the file and stores the file object
             get_nwb_file(file_path)
 
+    # logging arg only if instanced table inherits Mixin
+    inst = (  # instancing may not be necessary
+        query_expression()
+        if isinstance(query_expression, type)
+        and issubclass(query_expression, dj.Table)
+        else query_expression
+    )
+    arg = dict(log_export=False) if isinstance(inst, SpyglassMixin) else dict()
     query_table = query_expression.join(
-        tbl.proj(nwb2load_filepath=attr_name), log_export=False
+        tbl.proj(nwb2load_filepath=attr_name), **arg
     )
     rec_dicts = query_table.fetch(*attrs, **kwargs)
     # get filepath for each. Use datajoint for checksum if local