diff --git a/petstore/petstoreapp/src/main/java/com/chtrembl/petstoreapp/controller/RestAPIController.java b/petstore/petstoreapp/src/main/java/com/chtrembl/petstoreapp/controller/RestAPIController.java
index 5ea883fc..db8e1712 100644
--- a/petstore/petstoreapp/src/main/java/com/chtrembl/petstoreapp/controller/RestAPIController.java
+++ b/petstore/petstoreapp/src/main/java/com/chtrembl/petstoreapp/controller/RestAPIController.java
@@ -96,11 +96,6 @@ public String viewcart(Model model, @RequestParam Map<String, String> params, Ht
 		logger.info("jsession: " + this.sessionUser.getJSessionId());
 		logger.info("csrf: " + this.sessionUser.getCsrfToken());
 		logger.info("incoming arrAffinity: " + params.get("arrAffinity"));
-		
-		if(params.get("csrf") == null || !params.get("csrf").equals(this.sessionUser.getCsrfToken()))
-		{
-			return "Invalid CSRF token";
-		}
 
 		this.sessionUser.getTelemetryClient().trackEvent(
 				String.format("PetStoreApp user %s requesting view cart", this.sessionUser.getName()),
diff --git a/petstore/petstoreapp/src/main/resources/templates/fragments/footer.html b/petstore/petstoreapp/src/main/resources/templates/fragments/footer.html
index 7509b453..7b179e42 100644
--- a/petstore/petstoreapp/src/main/resources/templates/fragments/footer.html
+++ b/petstore/petstoreapp/src/main/resources/templates/fragments/footer.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 				if(e.target.innerHTML.includes('sm-'))
 				{
 					e.preventDefault();
-					window.location.href = "https://azurepetstore.com/soulmachines";
+					window.location.href = "/soulmachines";
 				}
 			});
 		</script>