diff --git a/utilities/hasAccess.js b/utilities/hasAccess.js
index 3437edcfde839bfebf7991ec0107bbcdedd43026..8fdf7ca4851b74b197501902d3e058dc999d2b9c 100644
--- a/utilities/hasAccess.js
+++ b/utilities/hasAccess.js
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ export default function hasAccess(session, admin) {
   const prod_role = "thealt_prod_website_website";
 
   // this is just for development purposes
-  return true;
-  return session ? true : false;
+  // return session ? true : false;
 
   if (process.env.NODE_ENV && process.env.NODE_ENV === "development")
     return session ? true : false;