diff --git a/website/client/js/services/pusherService.js b/website/client/js/services/pusherService.js
index 041e389e95..70bed993ad 100644
--- a/website/client/js/services/pusherService.js
+++ b/website/client/js/services/pusherService.js
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ angular.module('habitrpg')
         api.socketId = api.pusher.connection.socket_id;
       });
 
-      if (!partyId) return;
-
       var partyChannelName = 'presence-group-' + partyId;
       var partyChannel = api.pusher.subscribe(partyChannelName);
 
@@ -132,7 +130,7 @@ angular.module('habitrpg')
 
       // Connect the user to Pusher and to the party's chat channel
       partyId = user && $rootScope.user.party && $rootScope.user.party._id;
-      // if (!partyId) return;
+      if (!partyId) return;
 
       // See if another tab is already connected to Pusher
       if (!localStorage.getItem(tabIdKey)) {
diff --git a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/auth.js b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/auth.js
index 74e3663637..48a138d5da 100644
--- a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/auth.js
+++ b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/auth.js
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ api.pusherAuth = {
     // Channel names are in the form of {presence|private}-{group|...}-{resourceId}
     let [channelType, resourceType, ...resourceId] = channelName.split('-');
 
-    if (['presence'].indexOf(channelType) === -1) { // presence is used only for parties, private for guilds too
+    if (['presence'].indexOf(channelType) === -1) { // presence is used only for parties, private for guilds
       throw new BadRequest('Invalid Pusher channel type.');
     }