diff --git a/backend/app.js b/backend/app.js
index 46c0a5e..1ff1c20 100644
--- a/backend/app.js
+++ b/backend/app.js
@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ app.post('/api/disableSharing', optionalJwt, async function(req, res) {
     });
 });
 
-app.post('/api/incrementViewCount', optionalJwt, async (req, res) => {
+app.post('/api/incrementViewCount', async (req, res) => {
     let file_uid = req.body.file_uid;
     let sub_id = req.body.sub_id;
     let uuid = req.body.uuid;