diff --git a/striker-ui-api/src/lib/request_handlers/host/createHostConnection.ts b/striker-ui-api/src/lib/request_handlers/host/createHostConnection.ts
index 0b656c12..7497e659 100644
--- a/striker-ui-api/src/lib/request_handlers/host/createHostConnection.ts
+++ b/striker-ui-api/src/lib/request_handlers/host/createHostConnection.ts
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export const createHostConnection: RequestHandler<
       `Cannot connect to peer database; please verify database credentials.`,
     );
 
-    // return response.status(400).send();
+    return response.status(400).send();
   }
 
   const localHostUUID = getLocalHostUUID();