diff --git a/server/src/index.ts b/server/src/index.ts
index 6d9f7112..6eac644e 100644
--- a/server/src/index.ts
+++ b/server/src/index.ts
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class Main {
       letterController,
       [authMiddleware]
     );
-    const searchRouter = new SearchRouter(searchController, [authMiddleware]);
+    const searchRouter = new SearchRouter(searchController);
     const geographyRouter = new GeographyRouter(geographyController, [authMiddleware]);
     const dashboardRouter = new DashboardRouter(dashboardController, [authMiddleware]);
     const cohortsRouter = new CohortsRouter(cohortsController, [authMiddleware]);
diff --git a/server/src/services/TokenService.ts b/server/src/services/TokenService.ts
index 9d521aa8..ba4f72ef 100644
--- a/server/src/services/TokenService.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/TokenService.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ export class TokenService implements TokenServiceType {
   private readonly ALGORITHM = 'HS512';
 
   constructor(secret: string, expirationInDays: number) {
-    if (!secret || secret.length < 32) {
-      throw new Error('JWT Secret must be at least 32 characters long for security');
-    }
     this.secret = secret;
     this.expiration = `${expirationInDays}d`;
   }