diff --git a/src/middleware/authentication.js b/src/middleware/authentication.js
index 47d8412..3d4ae54 100644
--- a/src/middleware/authentication.js
+++ b/src/middleware/authentication.js
@@ -1,33 +1,27 @@
 // middleware/authCheck.js
 const fetch = require("node-fetch");
-const VERIFY_URL = "https://auth.jasonpoage.com/api/verify";
+const VERIFY_URL = process.env.AUTH_VERIFY;
 
 module.exports = async (req, res, next) => {
-  const cookie = req.headers["cookie"] || "";
-  const authHeader = req.headers["authorization"] || "";
+  req.isAuthenticated = false;
+  return next();
+  // const cookie = req.headers["cookie"] || "";
+  // const authHeader = req.headers["authorization"] || "";
 
-  try {
-    const resVerify = await fetch(VERIFY_URL, {
-      headers: {
-        cookie,
-        authorization: authHeader,
-      },
-      credentials: "include",
-    });
+  // try {
+  //   const resVerify = await fetch(VERIFY_URL, {
+  //     headers: {
+  //       cookie,
+  //       authorization: authHeader,
+  //     },
+  //     credentials: "include",
+  //   });
 
-    // const body = await resVerify.text();
+  //   req.isAuthenticated = resVerify.status === 200;
+  // } catch (err) {
+  //   req.isAuthenticated = false;
+  //   req.log.error("[AuthCheck] Fetch error:", err);
+  // }
 
-    req.isAuthenticated = resVerify.status === 200;
-
-    // req.log.debug("[AuthCheck] Response status:", resVerify.status);
-    // req.log.debug("[AuthCheck] Response headers:", Object.fromEntries(resVerify.headers.entries()));
-    // req.log.debug("[AuthCheck] Response body:", body);
-
-    req.log.info("Authenticated Result", req.isAuthenticated);
-  } catch (err) {
-    req.isAuthenticated = false;
-    req.log.error("[AuthCheck] Fetch error:", err);
-  }
-
-  next();
+  // next();
 };