diff --git a/src/sockets.js b/src/sockets.js
index 272e7d75..2e41ad0f 100644
--- a/src/sockets.js
+++ b/src/sockets.js
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 const logger = require("winston");
 
 module.exports = (
+  /** @type {import('socket.io').Server} */
   io,
   lnd,
 ) => {
+  
   const Mediator = require("../services/gunDB/Mediator/index.js");
   const EventEmitter = require("events");
 
@@ -42,25 +44,49 @@ module.exports = (
   io.on("connection", socket => {
     logger.info(`io.onconnection`)
 
-    // this is where we create the websocket connection
-    // with the GunDB service.
-    Mediator.createMediator(socket);
-
-    logger.info(`socket after createmediator`)
-
     logger.info("socket.handshake", socket.handshake);
 
     /** printing out the client who joined */
     logger.info("New socket client connected (id=" + socket.id + ").");
 
-    registerSocketListeners(socket);
+    const isOneTimeUseSocket = !!socket.handshake.query.IS_GUN_AUTH
 
-    /** listening if client has disconnected */
-    socket.on("disconnect", () => {
-      unregisterSocketListeners(socket);
-      logger.info("client disconnected (id=" + socket.id + ").");
-    });
-  });
+    if (isOneTimeUseSocket) {
+      logger.info('New socket is one time use')
+      socket.on('IS_GUN_AUTH', () => {
+        try {
+          const isGunAuth = Mediator.isAuthenticated()
+          socket.emit('IS_GUN_AUTH', {
+            ok: true,
+            msg: {
+              isGunAuth
+            },
+            origBody: {}
+          })
+          socket.disconnect()
+        } catch (err) {
+          socket.emit('IS_GUN_AUTH', {
+            ok: false,
+            msg: err.message,
+            origBody: {}
+          })
+          socket.disconnect()
+        }
+      })
+    } else {
+      logger.info('New socket is NOT one time use')
+      // this is where we create the websocket connection
+      // with the GunDB service.
+      Mediator.createMediator(socket);
+      registerSocketListeners(socket);
+
+      /** listening if client has disconnected */
+      socket.on("disconnect", () => {
+        unregisterSocketListeners(socket);
+        logger.info("client disconnected (id=" + socket.id + ").");
+      });
+    }
+  })
 
   return mySocketsEvents;
 };