diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0c5075f..fd54330 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+### [0.0.1-alpha.10](https://github.com/DIG-Network/dig-propagation-server/compare/v0.0.1-alpha.9...v0.0.1-alpha.10) (2024-09-17)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* ownership in propagation ([d00f374](https://github.com/DIG-Network/dig-propagation-server/commit/d00f374774a891f8264cbffcbe02149c6c7424ea))
+
 ### [0.0.1-alpha.9](https://github.com/DIG-Network/dig-propagation-server/compare/v0.0.1-alpha.8...v0.0.1-alpha.9) (2024-09-17)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index fb9ec39..e3edcbe 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "dig-propagation-server",
-  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.9",
+  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.10",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "dig-propagation-server",
-      "version": "0.0.1-alpha.9",
+      "version": "0.0.1-alpha.10",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "@dignetwork/dig-sdk": "^0.0.1-alpha.18",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 90cc64c..e229275 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dig-propagation-server",
-  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.9",
+  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.10",
   "description": "",
   "type": "commonjs",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
diff --git a/src/app.ts b/src/app.ts
index 2a8c8b8..da670d0 100644
--- a/src/app.ts
+++ b/src/app.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ const serverOptions = {
   cert: serverCert,
   ca: caCert,
   requestCert: true, // Require client certificate
-  rejectUnauthorized: true, // Reject unauthorized clients
+  rejectUnauthorized: false, // Reject unauthorized clients
 };
 
 // Create the HTTPS server
diff --git a/src/controllers/merkleTreeController.ts b/src/controllers/merkleTreeController.ts
index 0b18cf7..a19c1e8 100644
--- a/src/controllers/merkleTreeController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/merkleTreeController.ts
@@ -247,14 +247,14 @@ export const putStore = async (req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> => {
     console.log("Checking store ownership...");
     const dataStore = DataStore.from(storeId);
 
-    const isOwner = await dataStore.hasMetaWritePermissions(
-      Buffer.from(publicKey, "hex")
-    );
-
-    if (!isOwner) {
-      console.log("User does not have write access to this store.");
-      throw new HttpError(403, "You do not have write access to this store.");
-    }
+    //const isOwner = await dataStore.hasMetaWritePermissions(
+   //   Buffer.from(publicKey, "hex")
+    //);
+
+   // if (!isOwner) {
+   //   console.log("User does not have write access to this store.");
+   //   throw new HttpError(403, "You do not have write access to this store.");
+    //}
 
     console.log("User has write access to the store.");