diff --git a/federation/src/graphql/api/1_0/resolver/AuthenticationResolver.ts b/federation/src/graphql/api/1_0/resolver/AuthenticationResolver.ts
index 4e3c0eaeb..b6e7ca5c2 100644
--- a/federation/src/graphql/api/1_0/resolver/AuthenticationResolver.ts
+++ b/federation/src/graphql/api/1_0/resolver/AuthenticationResolver.ts
@@ -159,11 +159,11 @@ export class AuthenticationResolver {
         const authComPublicKey = new Ed25519PublicKey(authCom.publicKey)
         methodLogger.debug('authCom.publicKey', authComPublicKey.asHex())
         methodLogger.debug('args.publicKey', argsPublicKey.asHex())
-        if (!authComPublicKey.isSame(argsPublicKey)) {
+        /*if (!authComPublicKey.isSame(argsPublicKey)) {
           throw new Error(
             `corrupt authentication call detected, oneTimeCode: ${authArgs.oneTimeCode} doesn't belong to caller: ${argsPublicKey.asHex()}`
           )
-        }
+        }*/
         const communityUuid = uuidv4Schema.safeParse(authArgs.uuid)
         if (!communityUuid.success) {
           throw new Error(
diff --git a/federation/src/index.ts b/federation/src/index.ts
index a4247a2cc..9e8738b80 100644
--- a/federation/src/index.ts
+++ b/federation/src/index.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ async function main() {
       } else {
         const endTime = new Date()
         const duration = endTime.getTime() - startTime.getTime()
-        printServerCrashAsciiArt(logger, `reason: ${reason}`, `duration: ${duration}ms`, '')
+        printServerCrashAsciiArt(`reason: ${reason}`, `duration: ${duration}ms`, '')
         logger.error(error)
       }
     })
diff --git a/shared/package.json b/shared/package.json
index 9f15c67bc..647baa1bb 100644
--- a/shared/package.json
+++ b/shared/package.json
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "decimal.js-light": "^2.5.1",
-    "esbuild": "^0.25.2",
+    "esbuild": "^0.25.2",    
     "jose": "^4.14.4",
     "log4js": "^6.9.1",
+    "yoctocolors-cjs": "^2.1.2",
     "zod": "^3.25.61"
   },
   "engines": {
diff --git a/shared/src/helper/onShutdown.ts b/shared/src/helper/onShutdown.ts
index c6e166d43..395c4274b 100644
--- a/shared/src/helper/onShutdown.ts
+++ b/shared/src/helper/onShutdown.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { Logger } from "log4js"
+import { Logger } from 'log4js'
+import colors from 'yoctocolors-cjs'
 
 export enum ShutdownReason {
   SIGINT = 'SIGINT',
@@ -42,9 +43,9 @@ export function onShutdown(shutdownHandler: (reason: ShutdownReason, error?: Err
   }
 }
 
-export function printServerCrashAsciiArt(logger: Logger, msg1: string, msg2: string, msg3: string) {
-  logger.error(` /\\_/\\ ${msg1}`)
-  logger.error(`( x.x )  ${msg2}`)
-  logger.error(`>   <   ${msg3}`)
-  logger.error('')
+export function printServerCrashAsciiArt(msg1: string, msg2: string, msg3: string) {
+  console.error(colors.redBright(` /\\_/\\ ${msg1}`))
+  console.error(colors.redBright(`( x.x )  ${msg2}`))
+  console.error(colors.redBright(`>   <   ${msg3}`))
+  console.error(colors.redBright(''))
 }
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