diff --git a/html/src/app.js b/html/src/app.js
index b8785be3..f9a4eb4d 100644
--- a/html/src/app.js
+++ b/html/src/app.js
@@ -14820,9 +14820,9 @@ speechSynthesis.getVoices();
             D.userId = configRepository.getString('instanceDialogUserId');
         }
         D.strict = false;
-        if (configRepository.getBool('instanceDialogStrict') !== null) {
-            D.strict = configRepository.getBool('instanceDialogStrict');
-        }
+        // if (configRepository.getBool('instanceDialogStrict') !== null) {
+        //     D.strict = configRepository.getBool('instanceDialogStrict');
+        // }
         this.buildInstance();
         D.visible = true;
     };
diff --git a/html/src/index.pug b/html/src/index.pug
index 73fc6b9a..285081fe 100644
--- a/html/src/index.pug
+++ b/html/src/index.pug
@@ -1967,8 +1967,8 @@ html
                             el-radio-button(label="friends")
                             el-radio-button(label="invite+")
                             el-radio-button(label="invite")
-                    el-form-item(label="Strict" v-if="newInstanceDialog.accessType === 'friends' || newInstanceDialog.accessType === 'invite'")
-                        el-checkbox(v-model="newInstanceDialog.strict") Prevent non friends joining via URL/Instance ID
+                    //- el-form-item(label="Strict" v-if="newInstanceDialog.accessType === 'friends' || newInstanceDialog.accessType === 'invite'")
+                    //-     el-checkbox(v-model="newInstanceDialog.strict") Prevent non friends joining via URL/Instance ID
                     el-form-item(label="Region")
                         el-radio-group(v-model="newInstanceDialog.region" size="mini" @change="buildInstance")
                             el-radio-button(label="US West")