diff --git a/hbs2-peer/app/BlockDownload.hs b/hbs2-peer/app/BlockDownload.hs
index 73d93ba7..3c18971c 100644
--- a/hbs2-peer/app/BlockDownload.hs
+++ b/hbs2-peer/app/BlockDownload.hs
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ blockDownloadLoop env0 = do
               runPeer <-  liftIO $ async $ liftIO (withPeerM e $ withDownload env0 (peerDownloadLoop p))
               withDownload env0 $ newPeerThread p runPeer
 
-           | here && not auth -> do
+           | not auth -> do
               withDownload env0 $ delPeerThread p
               -- pure ()