diff --git a/skyquake/framework/utils/utils.js b/skyquake/framework/utils/utils.js
index 3d84f4b..d08fe5f 100644
--- a/skyquake/framework/utils/utils.js
+++ b/skyquake/framework/utils/utils.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- *
+ * 
  *   Copyright 2016 RIFT.IO Inc
  *
  *   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 var $ = require('jquery');
 var rw = require('utils/rw.js');
 var API_SERVER = rw.getSearchParams(window.location).api_server;
-var NODE_PORT = 8000;
+var NODE_PORT = 3000;
 var SockJS = require('sockjs-client');
 
 var Utils = {};
@@ -188,20 +188,9 @@
     var AuthBase64 = btoa(username + ":" + password);
     window.sessionStorage.setItem("auth", AuthBase64);
     self.detectInactivity();
-    $.ajax({
-            url: '//' + window.location.hostname + ':' + NODE_PORT + '/check-auth?api_server=' + API_SERVER,
-            type: 'GET',
-            beforeSend: Utils.addAuthorizationStub,
-            success: function(data) {
-              //console.log("LoggingSource.getLoggingConfig success call. data=", data);
-                if (cb) {
-                    cb();
-                };
-            },
-            error: function(data) {
-                Utils.clearAuthentication();
-            }
-          });
+    if (cb) {
+        cb();
+    }
 }
 Utils.clearAuthentication = function(callback) {
     var self = this;