diff --git a/app/models/oauth.js b/app/models/oauth.js
index 1c55ff86..eb0040ec 100644
--- a/app/models/oauth.js
+++ b/app/models/oauth.js
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ var oAuth = function(){
       },
       function checkSignature(err, data){        
         if (err) callback(err, null);
-        callback(err, (signature === data) ? ohash.user_id : null);
+        callback(err, (signature === data && !_.isUndefined(data)) ? ohash.user_id : null);
       }
     );
   }
diff --git a/config/deploy/production.rb b/config/deploy/production.rb
index 33c8d23d..3afe0b77 100644
--- a/config/deploy/production.rb
+++ b/config/deploy/production.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ set :use_sudo, false
 default_run_options[:pty] = true
 
 after "deploy", "node:link_directories"
-after "deploy", "node:update_dependencies"
 
 # ensures ssh-agent is always running
 before 'deploy:setup', 'deploy:create_deploy_to_with_sudo'
diff --git a/test/unit/oauth.test.js b/test/unit/oauth.test.js
index 06c0cccc..c43223f4 100644
--- a/test/unit/oauth.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/oauth.test.js
@@ -199,4 +199,14 @@ tests['returns null user for unverified signatures'] = function(){
   }, true)             
 }
 
+tests['returns null user for no oauth'] = function(){
+  var req = {query:{}, 
+         method: 'GET',
+         route: {path: '/api/v1/tables'}
+         }
+         
+  oAuth.verifyRequest(req, function(err, data){
+    assert.eql(data, null);
+  }, true)             
+}