diff --git a/server/app.js b/server/app.js
index 58132b6f0..0d82642d9 100644
--- a/server/app.js
+++ b/server/app.js
@@ -280,7 +280,6 @@ app.get('/css/:id', asyncHandler(getBrew('share')), (req, res)=>{getCSS(req, res
 //User Page
 app.get('/user/:username', async (req, res, next)=>{
 	const ownAccount = req.account && (req.account.username == req.params.username);
-	console.log(req.account);
 
 	req.ogMeta = { ...defaultMetaTags,
 		title       : `${req.params.username}'s Collection`,
@@ -352,7 +351,6 @@ app.get('/user/:username', async (req, res, next)=>{
 
 //Change author name on brews
 app.put('/api/user/rename', async (req, res)=>{
-	console.log(req.account);
 	const { username, newUsername } = req.body;
 	console.log(`is user ${req.account.username} equal to ${username}? ${req.account.username === username} ${req.account.username === username && 'then add the damn auth for renaming!'}`);
 	console.log('renaming');
diff --git a/server/homebrew.api.js b/server/homebrew.api.js
index a75887742..159c08b47 100644
--- a/server/homebrew.api.js
+++ b/server/homebrew.api.js
@@ -467,12 +467,11 @@ const api = {
 	}
 };
 
-router.use('/api', checkClientVersion);
-router.post('/api', asyncHandler(api.newBrew));
-router.put('/api/:id', asyncHandler(api.getBrew('edit', true)), asyncHandler(api.updateBrew));
-router.put('/api/update/:id', asyncHandler(api.getBrew('edit', true)), asyncHandler(api.updateBrew));
-router.delete('/api/:id', asyncHandler(api.deleteBrew));
-router.get('/api/remove/:id', asyncHandler(api.deleteBrew));
+router.post('/api', checkClientVersion, asyncHandler(api.newBrew));
+router.put('/api/:id', checkClientVersion, asyncHandler(api.getBrew('edit', true)), asyncHandler(api.updateBrew));
+router.put('/api/update/:id', checkClientVersion, asyncHandler(api.getBrew('edit', true)), asyncHandler(api.updateBrew));
+router.delete('/api/:id', checkClientVersion, asyncHandler(api.deleteBrew));
+router.get('/api/remove/:id', checkClientVersion, asyncHandler(api.deleteBrew));
 router.get('/api/theme/:renderer/:id', asyncHandler(api.getThemeBundle));
 
 export default api;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/middleware/check-client-version.js b/server/middleware/check-client-version.js
index dcb18dace..45d868a5a 100644
--- a/server/middleware/check-client-version.js
+++ b/server/middleware/check-client-version.js
@@ -1,22 +1,15 @@
-import packageJSON from '../../package.json' with { type: "json" };
+import packageJSON from '../../package.json' with { type: 'json' };
 
-export default (req, res, next) => {
-    const origin = req.get('Origin');
-    const sameSite = req.get('Host');
+export default (req, res, next)=>{
+	const userVersion = req.get('Homebrewery-Version');
+	const version = packageJSON.version;
 
-    if (origin && origin !== `http://${sameSite}` && origin !== `https://${sameSite}`) {
-        return next();  // Skip version check if the request is from another site, like naturalcrit.com
-    }
+	if(userVersion !== version) {
+		return res.status(412).send({
+			message : `Client version ${userVersion} is out of date. Please save your changes elsewhere and refresh to pick up client version ${version}.`
+		});
+	}
 
-    const userVersion = req.get('Homebrewery-Version');
-    const version = packageJSON.version;
-
-    if (userVersion !== version) {
-        return res.status(412).send({
-            message: `Client version ${userVersion} is out of date. Please save your changes elsewhere and refresh to pick up client version ${version}.`
-        });
-    }
-
-    next();
+	next();
 };