diff --git a/src/app/_guards/auth.guard.ts b/src/app/_guards/auth.guard.ts
index 5c4ea0afb..a41cd7d16 100644
--- a/src/app/_guards/auth.guard.ts
+++ b/src/app/_guards/auth.guard.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export class AuthGuard implements CanActivate {
   constructor(private accountService: AccountService, private toastr: ToastrService) {}
 
   canActivate(): Observable<boolean> {
-    // this automaticallys subs due to being router guard
+    // TODO: on failure, can we bring them back to home to show login screen
     return this.accountService.currentUser$.pipe(
       map((user: User) => {
         if (user) {
diff --git a/src/app/_guards/library-access.guard.ts b/src/app/_guards/library-access.guard.ts
index e6a70ea6d..94159045c 100644
--- a/src/app/_guards/library-access.guard.ts
+++ b/src/app/_guards/library-access.guard.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { CanActivate, ActivatedRouteSnapshot, RouterStateSnapshot, UrlTree } from '@angular/router';
 import { ToastrService } from 'ngx-toastr';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
-import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { map, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { User } from '../_models/user';
 import { AccountService } from '../_services/account.service';
 import { MemberService } from '../_services/member.service';
@@ -14,28 +14,22 @@ export class LibraryAccessGuard implements CanActivate {
 
   constructor(private accountService: AccountService, private toastr: ToastrService, private memberService: MemberService) {}
 
-  canActivate(route: ActivatedRouteSnapshot, state: RouterStateSnapshot): Observable<boolean> {
+  canActivate(next: ActivatedRouteSnapshot, state: RouterStateSnapshot): Observable<boolean> {
 
+    const libraryId = parseInt(state.url.split('library/')[1], 10);
+    return this.memberService.hasLibraryAccess(libraryId);
 
-
-
-
-    return this.accountService.currentUser$.pipe(
-      map((user: User) => {
-        if (user) {
-          const libraryId = parseInt(state.url.split('library/')[1], 10);
-          this.memberService.hasLibraryAccess(libraryId).pipe(res => {
-            console.log('return: ', res);
-            return res;
-          });
-          console.log('state:', state.url);
-          console.log('route: ', route);
-          return true;
-        }
-        this.toastr.error('You are not authorized to view this page.');
-        return false;
-      })
-    );
+    // return this.accountService.currentUser$.pipe(
+    //   take((user: User) => {
+    //     if (user) {
+    //       const libraryId = parseInt(state.url.split('library/')[1], 10);
+    //       return this.memberService.hasLibraryAccess(libraryId);
+    //       //return true;
+    //     }
+    //     this.toastr.error('You are not authorized to view this page.');
+    //     return false;
+    //   })
+    // );
   }
   
 }
diff --git a/src/app/app-routing.module.ts b/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
index 30c9eaf89..30cdcf988 100644
--- a/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { HomeComponent } from './home/home.component';
 import { LibraryDetailComponent } from './library-detail/library-detail.component';
 import { LibraryComponent } from './library/library.component';
 import { SeriesDetailComponent } from './series-detail/series-detail.component';
+import { AuthGuard } from './_guards/auth.guard';
 import { LibraryAccessGuard } from './_guards/library-access.guard';
 
 
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ const routes: Routes = [
   {
     path: '',
     runGuardsAndResolvers: 'always',
-    canActivate: [LibraryAccessGuard],
+    canActivate: [AuthGuard, LibraryAccessGuard],
     children: [
       {path: 'library/:id', component: LibraryDetailComponent},
       {path: 'library/:id/series/:id', component: SeriesDetailComponent},