diff --git a/src/Graphql/graphql.service.ts b/src/Graphql/graphql.service.ts
index 0132e17..b4fdf5f 100644
--- a/src/Graphql/graphql.service.ts
+++ b/src/Graphql/graphql.service.ts
@@ -9,17 +9,15 @@ export class GraphqlService {
   constructor(private readonly prisma: PrismaService) {}
 
   async acquireContext(req: Request) {
-    // development flag
-    const isDevelopment = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development';
-    if (isDevelopment) {
-      return null;
-    }
     // get x-session-id from headers
     let sessionId;
     try {
       sessionId = req.headers['x-session-id'];
       //eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
     } catch (error) {
+      if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
+        return null;
+      }
       throw new UnauthorizedException('Must provide a session ID');
     }
     if (!sessionId) {