diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index c0f0d08d..cd448218 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
         "AYANOVA_DATA_PATH": "c:\\temp\\ravendata",
         "AYANOVA_USE_URLS": "http://*:7575;",
         //"AYANOVA_PERMANENTLY_ERASE_DATABASE":"true",
-        "AYANOVA_SERVER_TEST_MODE": "false",
+        "AYANOVA_SERVER_TEST_MODE": "true",
         //"AYANOVA_REPORT_RENDERING_TIMEOUT":"60",
         "AYANOVA_SERVER_TEST_MODE_SEEDLEVEL": "small",
         "AYANOVA_BACKUP_PG_DUMP_PATH": "C:\\data\\code\\postgres_14\\bin\\"
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/LogFilesController.cs b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/LogFilesController.cs
index 42519def..db428942 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/LogFilesController.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/LogFilesController.cs
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
         [HttpGet("{logname}")]
         public ActionResult GetLog([FromRoute] string logname)
         {
-            // if (serverState.IsClosed)
-            //     return StatusCode(503, new ApiErrorResponse(serverState.ApiErrorCode, null, serverState.Reason));
+            //NOTE: this route deliberately open even when server closed as a troubleshooting measure
 
             if (!Authorized.HasReadFullRole(HttpContext.Items, AyaType.LogFile))
             {
@@ -93,8 +92,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
         [HttpGet()]
         public ActionResult ListLogs()
         {
-            // if (serverState.IsClosed)
-            //     return StatusCode(503, new ApiErrorResponse(serverState.ApiErrorCode, null, serverState.Reason));
+            //NOTE: this route deliberately open even when server closed as a troubleshooting measure
 
             if (!Authorized.HasReadFullRole(HttpContext.Items, AyaType.LogFile))
             {
@@ -126,8 +124,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
         [HttpGet("download/{logname}")]
         public async Task<IActionResult> DownloadLog([FromRoute] string logname, [FromQuery] string t)
         {
-            // if (serverState.IsClosed)
-            //     return StatusCode(503, new ApiErrorResponse(serverState.ApiErrorCode, null, serverState.Reason));
+            //NOTE: this route deliberately open even when server closed as a troubleshooting measure
 
             if (!ModelState.IsValid)
                 return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse(ModelState));