diff --git a/src/server/index.coffee b/src/server/index.coffee
index 67473ff335..0c9dad8c20 100644
--- a/src/server/index.coffee
+++ b/src/server/index.coffee
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ mongo_store = new MongoStore {url: process.env.NODE_DB_URI}, ->
     )
 
     #show splash page for newcomers
-    .use (req, res, next) ->
-       res.redirect("http://ec2-174-129-140-0.compute-1.amazonaws.com:3000")
+#    .use (req, res, next) ->
 #      if !req.session.userId? and !req.query?.play?
 #        res.redirect('/splash.html')
 #      else