diff --git a/web/app/controllers/api_jamblasters_controller.rb b/web/app/controllers/api_jamblasters_controller.rb
index 69b6d7b91..b1d7d9190 100644
--- a/web/app/controllers/api_jamblasters_controller.rb
+++ b/web/app/controllers/api_jamblasters_controller.rb
@@ -80,16 +80,18 @@ class ApiJamblastersController < ApiController
   def start_pairing
     jamblaster = Jamblaster.find_by_client_id(params[:jbid])
 
-    if jamblaster && jamblaster.users.length > 0 && !current_user.jamblasters.include?(jamblaster)
-      render :json => {reason: "jamblaster_access", message: "current user does not have access to jamblaster #{jamblaster.id}"}, status: 403
-      return
-    end
+    # allow multiple users to own a single jb
+    #if jamblaster && jamblaster.users.length > 0 && !current_user.jamblasters.include?(jamblaster)
+    #  render :json => {reason: "jamblaster_access", message: "current user does not have access to jamblaster #{jamblaster.id}"}, status: 403
+    #  return
+    #end
 
     @pairing = JamblasterPairingRequest.new
     @pairing.user = current_user
     @pairing.jamblaster_client_id = params[:jbid]
     @pairing.jamblaster = jamblaster
     @pairing.vtoken = params[:vtoken]
+    puts "@PAIRING #{@pairing.inspect}"
     if !@pairing.save
       respond_with_model(@pairing)
     else
@@ -165,10 +167,11 @@ class ApiJamblastersController < ApiController
       return
     end
 
-    if jamblaster.users.length > 0 && !pairing_request.user.jamblasters.include?(jamblaster)
-      render :json => {reason: "jamblaster_access", message: "current user does not have access to jamblaster #{jamblaster.id} with vtoken #{vtoken}"}, status: 403
-      return
-    end
+    # allow multiples users to control a single jamblaster
+    #if jamblaster.users.length > 0 && !pairing_request.user.jamblasters.include?(jamblaster)
+    #  render :json => {reason: "jamblaster_access", message: "current user does not have access to jamblaster #{jamblaster.id} with vtoken #{vtoken}"}, status: 403
+    #  return
+    #end
 
     if !jamblaster.users.include?(pairing_request.user)
       jamblaster.users << pairing_request.user