diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/IsDemoUser.php b/app/Http/Middleware/IsDemoUser.php
index 2069796235..1f924b7dce 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/IsDemoUser.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/IsDemoUser.php
@@ -45,12 +45,9 @@ class IsDemoUser
     public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next, $guard = null)
     {
         if (Auth::guard($guard)->guest()) {
-            if ($request->ajax()) {
-                return response('Unauthorized.', 401);
-            }
-
-            return redirect()->guest('login');
-        }
+        // don't care when not logged in, usual stuff applies:
+        return $next($request);
+    }
         /** @var User $user */
         $user = auth()->user();
         if ($user->hasRole('demo')) {
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/IsSandStormUser.php b/app/Http/Middleware/IsSandStormUser.php
index 6359e82ed2..81032bded6 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/IsSandStormUser.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/IsSandStormUser.php
@@ -45,11 +45,8 @@ class IsSandStormUser
     public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next, $guard = null)
     {
         if (Auth::guard($guard)->guest()) {
-            if ($request->ajax()) {
-                return response('Unauthorized.', 401);
-            }
-
-            return redirect()->guest('login');
+            // don't care when not logged in, usual stuff applies:
+            return $next($request);
         }
 
         if (1 === intval(getenv('SANDSTORM'))) {