diff --git a/apk/components/views/root-navigation.tsx b/apk/components/views/root-navigation.tsx
index 5951315..7065a15 100644
--- a/apk/components/views/root-navigation.tsx
+++ b/apk/components/views/root-navigation.tsx
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ export default function RootLayout() {
   setLoaded(true); // 👈 ALWAYS run this
 }, [isHydrated, navigationState?.key, segments, user]);
 
-  if(!loaded) {
-    return (<LoadingScreen />); // or a loading spinner
-  }
+  //if(!loaded) {
+  //  return (<LoadingScreen />); // or a loading spinner
+  //}
 
   return (
     <BirthdaysProvider>
diff --git a/apk/context/auth-context.tsx b/apk/context/auth-context.tsx
index a86e0bc..6e6dde6 100644
--- a/apk/context/auth-context.tsx
+++ b/apk/context/auth-context.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export function AuthProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
         await AsyncStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(fakeUser));
         setUser(fakeUser);
         console.log(fakeUser)
-        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
+        // await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
         return true;
     }