diff --git a/js/app.js b/js/app.js
index acc7d99a..5c27aad9 100644
--- a/js/app.js
+++ b/js/app.js
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ class Application {
             })
         : Promise.resolve(null);
 
-      await Promise.all([accessControlPromise, adminPanePromise]);
+      // await Promise.all([accessControlPromise, adminPanePromise]);
 
       const syncSessionActorBlacklist = async (trigger) => {
         if (this.pubkey) {
diff --git a/js/services/nostrService.js b/js/services/nostrService.js
index 7a5ea3f0..b966bba5 100644
--- a/js/services/nostrService.js
+++ b/js/services/nostrService.js
@@ -1104,7 +1104,12 @@ export class NostrService {
     this.ensureInitialLoadDeferred();
 
     try {
-      await this.ensureAccessControlReady();
+      this.ensureAccessControlReady().catch((error) => {
+        userLogger.warn(
+          "[nostrService] Background access control ready check failed:",
+          error
+        );
+      });
 
       if (forceFetch) {
         this.clearVideoSubscription();