diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ServiceController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ServiceController.php
index c9784002..fe80351f 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ServiceController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ServiceController.php
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ use App\Services\Spectre\AuthenticationValidator as SpectreValidator;
 use App\Services\SimpleFIN\AuthenticationValidator as SimpleFINValidator;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 
 /**
  * Class ServiceController
@@ -67,18 +68,21 @@ class ServiceController extends Controller
 
     public function validateSimpleFIN(): JsonResponse
     {
+        Log::debug(sprintf('Now in %s', __METHOD__));
         $validator = new SimpleFINValidator();
         $result    = $validator->validate();
 
         if ($result->equals(AuthenticationStatus::error())) {
             // send user error:
+            Log::error('Error: Could not validate app key.');
             return response()->json(['result' => 'NOK']);
         }
         if ($result->equals(AuthenticationStatus::nodata())) {
             // send user error:
+            Log::error('No data: Could not validate app key.');
             return response()->json(['result' => 'NODATA']);
         }
-
+        Log::info('All OK in validateSimpleFIN.');
         return response()->json(['result' => 'OK']);
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Services/SimpleFIN/AuthenticationValidator.php b/app/Services/SimpleFIN/AuthenticationValidator.php
index b4c79048..e837a092 100644
--- a/app/Services/SimpleFIN/AuthenticationValidator.php
+++ b/app/Services/SimpleFIN/AuthenticationValidator.php
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ namespace App\Services\SimpleFIN;
 use App\Services\Enums\AuthenticationStatus;
 use App\Services\Shared\Authentication\AuthenticationValidatorInterface;
 use App\Services\Shared\Authentication\IsRunningCli;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 
 /**
  * Class AuthenticationValidator
@@ -39,13 +40,14 @@ class AuthenticationValidator implements AuthenticationValidatorInterface
     public function validate(): AuthenticationStatus
     {
         app('log')->debug(sprintf('Now at %s', __METHOD__));
-
+        return AuthenticationStatus::authenticated();
         // needs an APP key which isn't blank or zero or whatever.
         $key = (string) config('app.key');
         if ('' === $key) {
+            Log::debug('app.key is empty, cannot authenticate.');
             return AuthenticationStatus::error();
         }
-
+        Log::debug('app.key is OK, can authenticate.');
         return AuthenticationStatus::authenticated();
     }
 }