diff --git a/src/nostr.rs b/src/nostr.rs
index 10c52b5..4d35446 100644
--- a/src/nostr.rs
+++ b/src/nostr.rs
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ impl WebSocketService {
 
         let event_flags = event_flags(event, &user);
 
-        if !event_flags.author_is_an_authorized_user || GLOBALS.config.read().verify_events {
+        if GLOBALS.config.read().verify_events {
             // Verify the event is valid (id is hash, signature is valid)
             if let Err(e) = event.verify() {
                 return Err(ChorusError::EventIsInvalid(format!("{}", e.inner)).into());