diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/providers/AuthProvider.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/providers/AuthProvider.tsx
index 6992e74..0fb426e 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/providers/AuthProvider.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/providers/AuthProvider.tsx
@@ -19,19 +19,19 @@ export function AuthProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
   const [userFetchState, fetchUser] = useAsyncFn(getUserDetails);
 
   // ! REMOVING FOR TESTING MULTIPLE CLIENTS
-  useEffect(() => {
-    // on load of this, if we already have jwt tokens in store,
-    // then try using them with auth check
-    window.electronAPI.store.get(STORE_ITEMS.AUTH_SESSION_JWT).then((jwtToken: string) => {
-      if (jwtToken) {
-        setJwtToken(jwtToken);
+  // useEffect(() => {
+  //   // on load of this, if we already have jwt tokens in store,
+  //   // then try using them with auth check
+  //   window.electronAPI.store.get(STORE_ITEMS.AUTH_SESSION_JWT).then((jwtToken: string) => {
+  //     if (jwtToken) {
+  //       setJwtToken(jwtToken);
 
-        console.log('retrieved jwtToken from storage', jwtToken);
-      } else {
-        console.log('no jwt token in store');
-      }
-    });
-  }, []);
+  //       console.log('retrieved jwtToken from storage', jwtToken);
+  //     } else {
+  //       console.log('no jwt token in store');
+  //     }
+  //   });
+  // }, []);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (jwtToken) {