diff --git a/admin/.env.dist b/admin/.env.dist
index a056837ab..6d78e6782 100644
--- a/admin/.env.dist
+++ b/admin/.env.dist
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 GRAPHQL_URI=http://localhost:4000/graphql
-WALLET_AUTH_URL=http://localhost/vue/authenticate?token=$1
\ No newline at end of file
+WALLET_AUTH_URL=http://localhost/vue/authenticate?token=$1
+DEBUG_DISABLE_AUTH=false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/admin/src/App.vue b/admin/src/App.vue
index 40460eda4..7c3dd8514 100644
--- a/admin/src/App.vue
+++ b/admin/src/App.vue
@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
 <template>
   <div id="app">
-    <default-layout v-if="$store.state.token" />
+    <default-layout v-if="showLayout" />
     <router-view v-else></router-view>
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script>
 import defaultLayout from '@/layouts/defaultLayout.vue'
+import CONFIG from './config'
 
 export default {
   name: 'app',
   components: { defaultLayout },
+  data() {
+    return {
+      showLayout: CONFIG.DEBUG_DISABLE_AUTH || this.$store.state.token
+    }
+  }
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/admin/src/config/index.js b/admin/src/config/index.js
index 1ef44fe60..236274d1f 100644
--- a/admin/src/config/index.js
+++ b/admin/src/config/index.js
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ const endpoints = {
   WALLET_AUTH_URL: process.env.WALLET_AUTH_URL || 'http://localhost:3000/vue/authenticate?token=$1'
 }
 
+const debug = {
+  DEBUG_DISABLE_AUTH: process.env.DEBUG_DISABLE_AUTH === 'true' || false
+}
+
 const options = {}
 
 const CONFIG = {
@@ -30,6 +34,7 @@ const CONFIG = {
   ...environment,
   ...endpoints,
   ...options,
+  ...debug,
 }
 
 export default CONFIG
diff --git a/admin/src/router/guards.js b/admin/src/router/guards.js
index 6207f443e..a8bdaa2e2 100644
--- a/admin/src/router/guards.js
+++ b/admin/src/router/guards.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+import CONFIG from "../config"
+
 const addNavigationGuards = (router, store) => {
-  // store token on authenticate
+  // store token on `authenticate`
   router.beforeEach((to, from, next) => {
     if (to.path === '/authenticate' && to.query.token) {
       store.commit('token',to.query.token)
@@ -9,11 +11,13 @@ const addNavigationGuards = (router, store) => {
     }
   })
 
-  // protect all routes but not-found  
+  // protect all routes but `not-found`
   router.beforeEach((to, from, next) => {
-    console.log('protect', to.path, from.path)
-    // handle authentication
-    if (!store.state.token && to.path !== '/not-found' && to.path !== '/logout') {
+    if (!CONFIG.DEBUG_DISABLE_AUTH &&   // we did not disabled the auth module for debug purposes
+        !store.state.token &&           // we do not have a token
+        to.path !== '/not-found' &&     // we are not on `not-found`
+        to.path !== '/logout') {        // we are not on `logout`
+      console.log(!CONFIG.DEBUG_DISABLE_AUTH,!store.state.token,to.path !== '/not-found',to.path !== '/logout')
       next({ path: '/not-found' })
     } else {
       next()