diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php b/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php
index 743eb9b283..2648d557a6 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ class Authenticate
         Log::debug('Guard array is not empty.');
 
         foreach ($guards as $guard) {
+            Log::debug(sprintf('Now in guard loop, guard is "%s"', $guard));
+            $this->auth->guard($guard)->authenticate();
             if ($this->auth->guard($guard)->check()) {
                 // According to PHPstan the method returns void, but we'll see.
                 return $this->auth->shouldUse($guard); // @phpstan-ignore-line
diff --git a/app/Support/Authentication/RemoteUserGuard.php b/app/Support/Authentication/RemoteUserGuard.php
index 636bb0d6dd..b22453f967 100644
--- a/app/Support/Authentication/RemoteUserGuard.php
+++ b/app/Support/Authentication/RemoteUserGuard.php
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ class RemoteUserGuard implements Guard
     public function guest(): bool
     {
         Log::debug(sprintf('Now at %s', __METHOD__));
-        $this->authenticate();
         return !$this->check();
     }
 
@@ -128,7 +127,6 @@ class RemoteUserGuard implements Guard
     public function check(): bool
     {
         Log::debug(sprintf('Now at %s', __METHOD__));
-        $this->authenticate();
         return !is_null($this->user());
     }
 
@@ -138,7 +136,7 @@ class RemoteUserGuard implements Guard
     public function user(): ?User
     {
         Log::debug(sprintf('Now at %s', __METHOD__));
-        $this->authenticate();
+        //$this->authenticate();
         return $this->user;
     }