diff --git a/src/EventSubscriber/RedirectSubscriber.php b/src/EventSubscriber/RedirectSubscriber.php
index b610c72..5b2873d 100644
--- a/src/EventSubscriber/RedirectSubscriber.php
+++ b/src/EventSubscriber/RedirectSubscriber.php
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ class RedirectSubscriber implements EventSubscriberInterface {
     $request = $event->getRequest();
     $host = $request->getHost();
     $config = $this->configFactory->get('url_permission_redirect.settings');
-    $protectedDomain = $config->get('protected_domain') ?? 'scholar2-prod.islandarchives.ca';
+    $protectedDomain = $config->get('protected_domain') ?? FALSE;
 
-    if ($this->currentUser->isAuthenticated() &&
+    if (protectedDomain && $this->currentUser->isAuthenticated() &&
         $this->currentUser->hasPermission('access protected domain')) {
       if ($host !== $protectedDomain) {
         $uri = $request->getRequestUri();