diff --git a/public-api/vx/node.php b/public-api/vx/node.php
index 1af0f6b0d..f9aa47b0f 100644
--- a/public-api/vx/node.php
+++ b/public-api/vx/node.php
@@ -497,7 +497,11 @@
 			}
 		}
 		else {
-			json_EmitFatalError_Permission(null, $RESPONSE);
+			// This emits a 401 error that confuses some users
+			//json_EmitFatalError_Permission(null, $RESPONSE);
+
+			// To stop confusing people who look at the console, lets just say the un-logged in user has authored nothing
+			$RESPONSE['what'] = [];
 		}
 		break; //case 'what': //node/what