diff --git a/src/adminview/admin_router.ts b/src/adminview/admin_router.ts
index 736af262de715302cfc603e2ef7e474377e1a24a..4f0ffa6e42f2ae9677b37274d8fe82bb558da357 100644
--- a/src/adminview/admin_router.ts
+++ b/src/adminview/admin_router.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ function ensureIsAdmin(returnTo) {
         // lookup req.user against whitelist of admin users
         if (req.user && whitelist.includes(req.user.uid)) {
             console.log("is an admin");
+            // go on
+            next();
         } else {
             console.log("is NOT an admin");
             req.flash('error: not an admin');
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ function ensureIsAdmin(returnTo) {
             res.redirect(returnTo);
         }
         // go on
-        next();
+        //next();
     };
 }