diff --git a/src/components/CommandKClient.tsx b/src/components/CommandKClient.tsx
index ac57654d..a7fee955 100644
--- a/src/components/CommandKClient.tsx
+++ b/src/components/CommandKClient.tsx
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ export default function CommandKClient({
     }],
   }];
 
-  if (showDebugTools) {
+  if (isUserSignedIn && showDebugTools) {
     clientSections.push({
       heading: 'Debug Tools',
       accessory: <RiToolsFill size={16} className="translate-x-[-1px]" />,
diff --git a/src/site/CommandK.tsx b/src/site/CommandK.tsx
index e94a3f79..77c7f39e 100644
--- a/src/site/CommandK.tsx
+++ b/src/site/CommandK.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {
   pathForTag,
 } from './paths';
 import { formatCameraText } from '@/camera';
-import { authCachedSafe } from '@/auth/cache';
 import { photoQuantityText } from '@/photo';
 import { formatCount, formatCountDescriptive } from '@/utility/string';
 import { sortTagsObject } from '@/tag';
@@ -33,10 +32,6 @@ export default async function CommandK() {
     getUniqueFilmSimulationsCached().catch(() => []),
   ]);
 
-  const session = await authCachedSafe();
-
-  const isAdminLoggedIn = Boolean(session?.user?.email);
-
   const SECTION_TAGS: CommandKSection = {
     heading: 'Tags',
     accessory: <FaTag
@@ -81,7 +76,7 @@ export default async function CommandK() {
       SECTION_CAMERAS,
       SECTION_FILM,
     ]}
-    showDebugTools={isAdminLoggedIn && ADMIN_DEBUG_TOOLS_ENABLED}
+    showDebugTools={ADMIN_DEBUG_TOOLS_ENABLED}
     footer={photoQuantityText(count, false)}
   />;
 }