diff --git a/api/src/routes/stop.ts b/api/src/routes/stop.ts
index b4f2de5..c6a3de5 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/stop.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/stop.ts
@@ -13,13 +13,8 @@
 		res.sendStatus(200)
 		process.kill(process.pid, 'SIGTERM')
 	}
-	if(user.flags <= '4095') {
-		console.log("user that POSTed to the /stop API was DENIED");
-		console.log(user.flags);
-		res.sendStatus(403)
-	}
-	if(user.flags >= '4097'){
-		console.log("user that POSTed to the /stop API was DENIED");
+	else {
+		console.log("operation failed");
 		console.log(user.flags);
 		res.sendStatus(403)
 	}