diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 5bfc0abb..5c0e42b5 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
   "cSpell.words": [
     "acked",
     "Authing",
+    "ciphertext",
+    "eccrypto",
     "endregion",
+    "ephem",
     "epriv",
     "Epub",
     "falsey",
diff --git a/src/routes.js b/src/routes.js
index 260ede51..18bd3e82 100644
--- a/src/routes.js
+++ b/src/routes.js
@@ -518,10 +518,6 @@ module.exports = async (
 
           await recreateLnServices()
 
-          if (GunDB.isAuthenticated()) {
-            GunDB.instantiateGun()
-          }
-
           const publicKey = await GunDB.authenticate(alias, password)
 
           if (!publicKey) {