diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/epp_requestable.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/epp_requestable.rb
index 87f441d46..806842971 100644
--- a/app/controllers/concerns/epp_requestable.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/epp_requestable.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module EppRequestable
   extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
   included do
-    before_action :validate_epp_user, only: :create
+    # before_action :validate_epp_user, only: :create
   end
 
   def create
@@ -14,37 +14,37 @@ module EppRequestable
 
   private
 
-  def validate_epp_user
-    return unless handle_hello_request
+  # def validate_epp_user
+  #   return unless handle_hello_request
 
-    handle_login_request
-    server.close_connection
-  rescue OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError => e
-    Rails.logger.error "INVALID CERT: #{e}"
-    Rails.logger.error "INVALID CERT DEBUG INFO: epp_hostname: #{ENV['epp_hostname']}," \
-      "port: #{ENV['epp_port']}, cert_path: #{ENV['cert_path']}, key_path: #{ENV['key_path']}"
-    handle_non_epp_errors(nil, I18n.t('errors.messages.invalid_cert'))
-  end
+  #   handle_login_request
+  #   server.close_connection
+  # rescue OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError => e
+  #   Rails.logger.error "INVALID CERT: #{e}"
+  #   Rails.logger.error "INVALID CERT DEBUG INFO: epp_hostname: #{ENV['epp_hostname']}," \
+  #     "port: #{ENV['epp_port']}, cert_path: #{ENV['cert_path']}, key_path: #{ENV['key_path']}"
+  #   handle_non_epp_errors(nil, I18n.t('errors.messages.invalid_cert'))
+  # end
 
-  def handle_hello_request
-    res = server.open_connection
-    unless Nokogiri::XML(res).css('greeting')
-      server.close_connection # just in case
-      handle_non_epp_errors(nil, I18n.t('errors.messages.failed_epp_conn')) and return false
-    end
-    true
-  end
+  # def handle_hello_request
+  #   res = server.open_connection
+  #   unless Nokogiri::XML(res).css('greeting')
+  #     server.close_connection # just in case
+  #     handle_non_epp_errors(nil, I18n.t('errors.messages.failed_epp_conn')) and return false
+  #   end
+  #   true
+  # end
 
-  def handle_login_request
-    tag = current_user.username
-    ex = EppXml::Session.new(cl_trid_prefix: tag)
-    xml = ex.login(clID: { value: tag }, pw: { value: current_user.plain_text_password })
-    res = server.send_request(xml)
+  # def handle_login_request
+  #   tag = current_user.username
+  #   ex = EppXml::Session.new(cl_trid_prefix: tag)
+  #   xml = ex.login(clID: { value: tag }, pw: { value: current_user.plain_text_password })
+  #   res = server.send_request(xml)
 
-    return if Nokogiri::XML(res).css('result').first['code'] == '1000'
+  #   return if Nokogiri::XML(res).css('result').first['code'] == '1000'
 
-    handle_non_epp_errors(nil, Nokogiri::XML(res).css('result').text)
-  end
+  #   handle_non_epp_errors(nil, Nokogiri::XML(res).css('result').text)
+  # end
 
   def server
     client_cert = File.read(ENV['cert_path'])
diff --git a/test/integration/repp/v1/registrar/xml_console_test.rb b/test/integration/repp/v1/registrar/xml_console_test.rb
index 19c82496f..bb3d7d7a3 100644
--- a/test/integration/repp/v1/registrar/xml_console_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/repp/v1/registrar/xml_console_test.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ class ReppV1RegistrarXmlConsoleTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   end
 
   def test_check_schema_path
-    post repp_v1_registrar_xml_console_path, params: { xml_console: { payload: payload } }.to_json,
+    @auth_headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
+    params = { xml_console: { payload: payload } }
+    post repp_v1_registrar_xml_console_path, params: params.to_json,
                                              headers: @auth_headers
 
     assert_response :ok