diff --git a/server/boot/challenge.js b/server/boot/challenge.js
index 02cecc639e..87f5be1611 100644
--- a/server/boot/challenge.js
+++ b/server/boot/challenge.js
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ var R = require('ramda'),
   observableQueryFromModel = require('../utils/rx').observableQueryFromModel,
 
   userMigration = require('../utils/middleware').userMigration,
-  ifNoUserRedirectTo = require('../utils/middleware').ifNoUserRedirectTo;
+  ifNoUserRedirectTo = require('../utils/middleware').ifNoUserRedirectTo,
+  ifNoUserSend = require('../utils/middleware').ifNoUserSend;
 
 var challengeMapWithNames = utils.getChallengeMapWithNames();
 var challengeMapWithIds = utils.getChallengeMapWithIds();
@@ -75,17 +76,32 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
   var router = app.loopback.Router();
   var Challenge = app.models.Challenge;
   var User = app.models.User;
+  var redirectNonUser =
+    ifNoUserRedirectTo('/challenges/learn-how-free-code-camp-works');
+  var send200toNonUser = ifNoUserSend(true);
 
-  router.post('/completed-challenge/', completedChallenge);
-  router.post('/completed-zipline-or-basejump', completedZiplineOrBasejump);
-  router.post('/completed-bonfire', completedBonfire);
+  router.post(
+    '/completed-challenge/',
+    send200toNonUser,
+    completedChallenge
+  );
+  router.post(
+    '/completed-zipline-or-basejump',
+    send200toNonUser,
+    completedZiplineOrBasejump
+  );
+  router.post(
+    '/completed-bonfire',
+    send200toNonUser,
+    completedBonfire
+  );
 
   // the follow routes are covered by userMigration
   router.use(userMigration);
   router.get('/map', challengeMap);
   router.get(
     '/challenges/next-challenge',
-    ifNoUserRedirectTo('/challenges/learn-how-free-code-camp-works'),
+    redirectNonUser,
     returnNextChallenge
   );
 
@@ -93,7 +109,7 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
 
   router.get(
     '/challenges/',
-    ifNoUserRedirectTo('/challenges/learn-how-free-code-camp-works'),
+    redirectNonUser,
     returnCurrentChallenge
   );
 
@@ -308,7 +324,6 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
       .withLatestFrom(
         Rx.Observable.just(req.user),
         function(pairedWith, user) {
-          debug('yo');
           return {
             user: user,
             pairedWith: pairedWith
diff --git a/server/utils/middleware.js b/server/utils/middleware.js
index 5af207e513..dc0219f0a4 100644
--- a/server/utils/middleware.js
+++ b/server/utils/middleware.js
@@ -43,3 +43,11 @@ exports.ifNoUserRedirectTo = function ifNoUserRedirectTo(url) {
   };
 };
 
+exports.ifNoUserSend = function ifNoUserSend(sendThis) {
+  return function(req, res, next) {
+    if (req.user) {
+      return next();
+    }
+    return res.status(200).send(sendThis);
+  };
+};