diff --git a/controllers/userController.go b/controllers/userController.go
index 7dbf840..5f93c33 100644
--- a/controllers/userController.go
+++ b/controllers/userController.go
@@ -94,12 +94,6 @@ func CreateUser(c *gin.Context) {
 
 func AuthenticateUser(c *gin.Context) {
 
-	isLoggedIn := isLoggedIn(c)
-	if !isLoggedIn {
-		throwError(http.StatusUnauthorized, UNAUTHORIZED, c)
-		return
-	}
-
 	var authUser = UserForm{}
 	if err := c.Bind(&authUser); err != nil {
 		throwError(http.StatusBadRequest, err.Error(), c)
diff --git a/medialog.go b/medialog.go
index 391adb0..6018dbc 100644
--- a/medialog.go
+++ b/medialog.go
@@ -58,15 +58,18 @@ func main() {
 			panic(err)
 		}
 
-		logFile, err := os.OpenFile(env.LogLocation, os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE, 0755)
-		if err != nil {
-			panic(err)
-		}
-		defer logFile.Close()
-		log.SetOutput(logFile)
+		if prod {
+			logFile, err := os.OpenFile(env.LogLocation, os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE, 0755)
+			if err != nil {
+				panic(err)
+			}
+			defer logFile.Close()
 
-		log.Println("Medialog starting up")
-		log.Println("Setting Up Router")
+			log.SetOutput(logFile)
+
+			log.Println("Medialog starting up")
+			log.Println("Setting Up Router")
+		}
 
 		r, err = router.SetupRouter(env, gormDebug, prod)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/router/router.go b/router/router.go
index 2c1e018..46ad0a6 100644
--- a/router/router.go
+++ b/router/router.go
@@ -17,15 +17,14 @@ func SetupRouter(env config.Environment, gormDebug bool, prod bool) (*gin.Engine
 
 	log.Println("Medialog starting up")
 
-	log.Println("  ** Configuring Gin logger")
-	//configure logger
-	gin.DisableConsoleColor()
-	f, _ := os.OpenFile(env.LogLocation, os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE, 0755)
-	defer f.Close()
-	gin.DefaultWriter = io.MultiWriter(f)
-
 	if prod {
 		gin.SetMode(gin.ReleaseMode)
+		log.Println("  ** Configuring Gin logger")
+		//configure logger
+		gin.DisableConsoleColor()
+		f, _ := os.OpenFile(env.LogLocation, os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE, 0755)
+		defer f.Close()
+		gin.DefaultWriter = io.MultiWriter(f)
 	}
 
 	log.Println("  ** Setting up router")