diff --git a/onadata/apps/api/tests/viewsets/test_data_viewset.py b/onadata/apps/api/tests/viewsets/test_data_viewset.py
index 6194e5bd5..3eba3e109 100644
--- a/onadata/apps/api/tests/viewsets/test_data_viewset.py
+++ b/onadata/apps/api/tests/viewsets/test_data_viewset.py
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ def test_cannot_get_enketo_edit_url_without_require_auth(self):
             self.assertTrue(
                 response.data[0].startswith(
                     'Cannot edit submissions while "Require authentication '
-                    'to see forms and submit data" is disabled for your '
+                    'to see form and submit data" is disabled for your '
                     'project'
                 )
             )
diff --git a/onadata/apps/api/tests/viewsets/test_xform_list_api.py b/onadata/apps/api/tests/viewsets/test_xform_list_api.py
index 40c4805ee..2663ac0a3 100644
--- a/onadata/apps/api/tests/viewsets/test_xform_list_api.py
+++ b/onadata/apps/api/tests/viewsets/test_xform_list_api.py
@@ -484,10 +484,11 @@ def test_retrieve_xform_manifest_as_anonymous(self):
             'get': 'manifest'
         })
         request = self.factory.get('/')
-        # Not auth required but XForm cannot be found except if `required_auth`
-        # is True.
-        # See `TestXFormListApiWithoutAuthRequired.test_retrieve_xform_manifest()`
         response = self.view(request, pk=self.xform.pk, username=self.user.username)
+        # The project (self.xform) requires auth by default. Anonymous user cannot
+        # access it. It is also True for the project manifest, thus anonymous
+        # should receive a 404.
+        # See `TestXFormListApiWithoutAuthRequired.test_retrieve_xform_manifest()`
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 404)
 
     def test_head_xform_manifest(self):
diff --git a/onadata/apps/api/viewsets/briefcase_api.py b/onadata/apps/api/viewsets/briefcase_api.py
index f00f747de..e7d6617a3 100644
--- a/onadata/apps/api/viewsets/briefcase_api.py
+++ b/onadata/apps/api/viewsets/briefcase_api.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def get_object(self):
         uuid = _extract_uuid(form_id)
 
         obj = get_instance_or_404(
-            xform__id_string__exact=id_string,
+            xform__id_string=id_string,
             uuid=uuid,
         )
         self.check_object_permissions(self.request, obj.xform)
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ def get_object(self):
     def filter_queryset(self, queryset):
         username = self.kwargs.get('username')
         if username is None:
-            # If no username is specified, the request must be authenticated
+            # Briefcase does not allow anonymous access, user should always be
+            # authenticated
             if self.request.user.is_anonymous:
                 # raises a permission denied exception, forces authentication
                 self.permission_denied(self.request)
@@ -127,20 +128,20 @@ def filter_queryset(self, queryset):
                 # including those shared by other users
                 queryset = super().filter_queryset(queryset)
         else:
-            raise exceptions.PermissionDenied(
-                detail=t(
-                    'Cannot access non secure URL. Remove username from '
-                    'aggregate server URL in configuration settings.'
-                ),
-                code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN,
-            )
+            # With the advent of project-level anonymous access in #904, Briefcase
+            # requests must no longer use endpoints whose URLs contain usernames.
+            # Ideally, Briefcase would display error messages returned by this method,
+            # but sadly that is not the case.
+            # Raise an empty PermissionDenied since it's impossible to have
+            # Briefcase display any guidance.
+            raise exceptions.PermissionDenied()
 
         form_id = self.request.GET.get('formId', '')
 
         if form_id.find('[') != -1:
             form_id = _extract_id_string(form_id)
 
-        xform = get_object_or_404(queryset, id_string__exact=form_id)
+        xform = get_object_or_404(queryset, id_string=form_id)
         self.check_object_permissions(self.request, xform)
         instances = Instance.objects.filter(xform=xform).order_by('pk')
         num_entries = self.request.GET.get('numEntries')
@@ -172,17 +173,14 @@ def create(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
 
         xform_def = request.FILES.get('form_def_file', None)
         response_status = status.HTTP_201_CREATED
-        if username := kwargs.get('username'):
-            raise exceptions.PermissionDenied(
-                detail=t(
-                    'Cannot User %(user)s has no permission to add xforms to '
-                    'account %(account)s'
-                    % {
-                        'user': request.user.username,
-                        'account': username,
-                    }
-                )
-            )
+        # With the advent of project-level anonymous access in #904, Briefcase
+        # requests must no longer use endpoints whose URLs contain usernames.
+        # Ideally, Briefcase would display error messages returned by this method,
+        # but sadly that is not the case.
+        # Raise an empty PermissionDenied since it's impossible to have
+        # Briefcase display any guidance.
+        if kwargs.get('username'):
+            raise exceptions.PermissionDenied()
 
         data = {}
 
diff --git a/onadata/apps/api/viewsets/data_viewset.py b/onadata/apps/api/viewsets/data_viewset.py
index 6d3aa22be..cbf97a69d 100644
--- a/onadata/apps/api/viewsets/data_viewset.py
+++ b/onadata/apps/api/viewsets/data_viewset.py
@@ -648,15 +648,6 @@ def enketo(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         permission_classes=[EnketoSubmissionEditPermissions],
     )
     def enketo_edit(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
-        """
-        Trying to edit in Enketo while `profile.require_auth == False` leads to
-        an infinite authentication loop because Enketo never sends credentials
-        unless it receives a 401 response to an unauthenticated HEAD request.
-        There's no way to send such a response for editing only while
-        simultaneously allowing anonymous submissions to the same endpoint.
-        Avoid the infinite loop by blocking doomed requests here and returning
-        a helpful error message.
-        """
         return self._enketo_request(request, action_='edit', *args, **kwargs)
 
     @action(
@@ -678,9 +669,17 @@ def _enketo_request(self, request, action_, *args, **kwargs):
                 raise ParseError(t('`return_url` not provided.'))
 
             if not object_.xform.require_auth and action_ == 'edit':
+                # Trying to edit in Enketo while `xform.require_auth == False`
+                # leads to an infinite authentication loop because Enketo never
+                # sends credentials unless it receives a 401 response to an
+                # unauthenticated HEAD request.
+                # There's no way to send such a response for editing only while
+                # simultaneously allowing anonymous submissions to the same endpoint.
+                # Avoid the infinite loop by blocking doomed requests here and
+                # returning a helpful error message.
                 raise ValidationError(t(
                     'Cannot edit submissions while "Require authentication to '
-                    'see forms and submit data" is disabled for your project'
+                    'see form and submit data" is disabled for your project'
                 ))
 
             try:
diff --git a/onadata/apps/api/viewsets/xform_list_api.py b/onadata/apps/api/viewsets/xform_list_api.py
index 292106062..32bb14536 100644
--- a/onadata/apps/api/viewsets/xform_list_api.py
+++ b/onadata/apps/api/viewsets/xform_list_api.py
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ def filter_queryset(self, queryset):
                 # including those shared by other users
                 queryset = super().filter_queryset(queryset)
         else:
-            # Only returns non-secured projects with URL starts with username
+            # Only return projects that allow anonymous submissions when path
+            # starts with a username
             queryset = queryset.filter(
                 user__username=username.lower(), require_auth=False
             )
@@ -111,8 +112,6 @@ def list(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         if request.method == 'HEAD':
             return self.get_response_for_head_request()
 
-
-
         serializer = self.get_serializer(
             object_list, many=True, require_auth=not bool(kwargs.get('username'))
         )
diff --git a/onadata/apps/logger/__init__.py b/onadata/apps/logger/__init__.py
index db7dc9515..7b6a6d772 100644
--- a/onadata/apps/logger/__init__.py
+++ b/onadata/apps/logger/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # coding: utf-8
 from django.apps import AppConfig
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.core.checks import register, Error
 
 
 class LoggerAppConfig(AppConfig):
@@ -14,3 +16,26 @@ def ready(self):
         from kobo_service_account.utils import reversion_monkey_patch
         reversion_monkey_patch()
         super().ready()
+
+
+@register()
+def check_enketo_redis_main_url(app_configs, **kwargs):
+    """
+    `ENKETO_REDIS_MAIN_URL` is required to make the app run properly.
+    """
+    errors = []
+    if not settings.CACHES.get('enketo_redis_main'):
+        # We need to set `BACKEND` property. Otherwise, this error is shadowed
+        # by Django CACHES system checks.
+        settings.CACHES['enketo_redis_main']['BACKEND'] = (
+            'django.core.cache.backends.dummy.DummyCache'
+        )
+        errors.append(
+            Error(
+                f'Please set environment variable `ENKETO_REDIS_MAIN_URL`',
+                hint='Enketo Express Redis main URL is missing.',
+                obj=settings,
+                id='kobo.logger.enketo_redis_main.E001',
+            )
+        )
+    return errors
diff --git a/onadata/apps/logger/migrations/0034_set_require_auth_at_project_level.py b/onadata/apps/logger/migrations/0034_set_require_auth_at_project_level.py
index e7427cc09..652bc7dd6 100644
--- a/onadata/apps/logger/migrations/0034_set_require_auth_at_project_level.py
+++ b/onadata/apps/logger/migrations/0034_set_require_auth_at_project_level.py
@@ -4,13 +4,11 @@
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.db import migrations
-from redis import Redis
+from django_redis import get_redis_connection
 
 
 CHUNK_SIZE = 2000
 
-redis_client = Redis.from_url(settings.ENKETO_REDIS_MAIN_URL)
-
 
 def restore_open_rosa_server_in_redis(apps, schema_editor):
 
@@ -28,7 +26,7 @@ def restore_open_rosa_server_in_redis(apps, schema_editor):
     XForm = apps.get_model('logger', 'XForm')  # noqa
 
     parsed_url = urlparse(settings.KOBOCAT_URL)
-    server_url = f"{settings.KOBOCAT_URL.rstrip('/')}"
+    server_url = settings.KOBOCAT_URL.rstrip('/')
 
     xforms_iter = (
         XForm.objects.filter(require_auth=False)
@@ -59,6 +57,7 @@ def restore_open_rosa_server_in_redis(apps, schema_editor):
                 end
             end
         """
+        redis_client = get_redis_connection('enketo_redis_main')
         pipeline = redis_client.pipeline()
         pipeline.eval(lua_script, 0)
         pipeline.execute()
@@ -66,18 +65,26 @@ def restore_open_rosa_server_in_redis(apps, schema_editor):
 
 def restore_require_auth_at_profile_level(apps, schema_editor):
 
-    if settings.SKIP_HEAVY_MIGRATIONS:
-        return
-
-    XForm = apps.get_model('logger', 'XForm')  # noqa
-    UserProfile = apps.get_model('main', 'UserProfile')  # noqa
-
-    UserProfile.objects.filter(
-        user_id__in=XForm.objects.filter(require_auth=False).values_list(
-            'user_id'
-        )
-    ).update(require_auth=False)
-    XForm.objects.filter(require_auth=True).update(require_auth=False)
+    print(
+        """
+        Restoring authentication at the profile level cannot be done 
+        automatically. 
+        
+        This is an example of what can be done:
+        ⚠️ WARNING ⚠️ The example below makes all projects publicly 
+        accessible when profile level is restored even if, at least, one project
+        was publicly accessible at project level.
+        
+        ```python
+        UserProfile.objects.filter(
+            user_id__in=XForm.objects.filter(require_auth=False).values_list(
+                'user_id'
+            )
+        ).update(require_auth=False)
+        XForm.objects.filter(require_auth=True).update(require_auth=False)
+        ```
+        """
+    )
 
 
 def set_require_auth_at_project_level(apps, schema_editor):
@@ -141,6 +148,7 @@ def update_open_rosa_server_in_redis(apps, schema_editor):
                 end
             end
         """
+        redis_client = get_redis_connection('enketo_redis_main')
         pipeline = redis_client.pipeline()
         pipeline.eval(lua_script, 0)
         pipeline.execute()
diff --git a/onadata/apps/logger/models/xform.py b/onadata/apps/logger/models/xform.py
index 7cc96e905..966543ca9 100644
--- a/onadata/apps/logger/models/xform.py
+++ b/onadata/apps/logger/models/xform.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class XForm(BaseModel):
     user = models.ForeignKey(User, related_name='xforms', null=True, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
     require_auth = models.BooleanField(
         default=True,
-        verbose_name=t('Require authentication to see forms and submit data'),
+        verbose_name=t('Require authentication to see form and submit data'),
     )
     shared = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     shared_data = models.BooleanField(default=False)
diff --git a/onadata/apps/logger/tests/test_briefcase_client.py b/onadata/apps/logger/tests/test_briefcase_client.py
index ef1432daa..f393914e2 100644
--- a/onadata/apps/logger/tests/test_briefcase_client.py
+++ b/onadata/apps/logger/tests/test_briefcase_client.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ def formList(*args, **kwargs):  # noqa
 def xformsDownload(*args, **kwargs):  # noqa
     view = XFormListApi.as_view({'get': 'retrieve'})
     response = view(*args, **kwargs)
+    response.render()
     return response
 
 def xformsManifest(*args, **kwargs):  # noqa
@@ -61,7 +62,6 @@ def form_list_xml(url, request, **kwargs):
         res = formList(req)
     elif url.path.endswith('form.xml'):
         res = xformsDownload(req, pk=xform_id)
-        res.render()
     elif url.path.find('xformsManifest') > -1:
         res = xformsManifest(req, pk=xform_id)
     elif url.path.find('xformsMedia') > -1:
diff --git a/onadata/apps/logger/tests/test_form_submission.py b/onadata/apps/logger/tests/test_form_submission.py
index 9bccc6d1a..eba2687c8 100644
--- a/onadata/apps/logger/tests/test_form_submission.py
+++ b/onadata/apps/logger/tests/test_form_submission.py
@@ -438,8 +438,7 @@ def test_anonymous_cannot_edit_submissions(self):
             "..", "fixtures", "tutorial", "instances",
             "tutorial_2012-06-27_11-27-53_w_uuid_edited.xml"
         )
-        # …without "Require authentication to see forms and submit data"
-        # self.assertFalse(self.user.profile.require_auth)
+        # …without "Require authentication to see form and submit data"
         self.xform.require_auth = False
         self.xform.save(update_fields=['require_auth'])
 
@@ -476,8 +475,6 @@ def test_authorized_user_can_edit_submissions_without_require_auth(self):
         submissions at the same time.
         """
 
-        # self.assertFalse(self.user.profile.require_auth)
-
         xml_submission_file_path = os.path.join(
             os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)),
             "..", "fixtures", "tutorial", "instances",
@@ -576,7 +573,7 @@ def test_unauthorized_cannot_edit_submissions(self):
             "..", "fixtures", "tutorial", "instances",
             "tutorial_2012-06-27_11-27-53_w_uuid_edited.xml"
         )
-        # …without "Require authentication to see forms and submit data"
+        # …without "Require authentication to see form and submit data"
         self.xform.require_auth = False
         self.xform.save(update_fields=['require_auth'])
         self._make_submission(
diff --git a/onadata/apps/main/tests/test_base.py b/onadata/apps/main/tests/test_base.py
index f9f2b1b54..9eaa9b163 100644
--- a/onadata/apps/main/tests/test_base.py
+++ b/onadata/apps/main/tests/test_base.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def _create_user_and_login(self, username="bob", password="bob"):
         self.login_password = password
         self.user = self._create_user(username, password)
 
-        # create user profile and set require_auth to false for tests
+        # create user profile if it does not exist
         UserProfile.objects.get_or_create(user=self.user)
 
         self.client = self._login(username, password)
diff --git a/onadata/libs/utils/briefcase_client.py b/onadata/libs/utils/briefcase_client.py
index b58e40d0a..5922d58c3 100644
--- a/onadata/libs/utils/briefcase_client.py
+++ b/onadata/libs/utils/briefcase_client.py
@@ -346,10 +346,10 @@ def push(self):
             if form_xml in form_files:
                 form_xml_path = os.path.join(dir_path, form_xml)
                 x = self._upload_xform(form_xml_path, form_xml)
-                # if isinstance(x, dict):
-                #     self.logger.error("Failed to publish %s" % form_dir)
-                # else:
-                #     self.logger.debug("Successfully published %s" % form_dir)
+                if isinstance(x, dict):
+                    self.logger.error("Failed to publish %s" % form_dir)
+                else:
+                    self.logger.debug("Successfully published %s" % form_dir)
             if 'instances' in form_dirs:
                 self.logger.debug("Uploading instances")
                 c = self._upload_instances(os.path.join(dir_path, 'instances'))
diff --git a/onadata/libs/utils/logger_tools.py b/onadata/libs/utils/logger_tools.py
index c957338a6..454537253 100644
--- a/onadata/libs/utils/logger_tools.py
+++ b/onadata/libs/utils/logger_tools.py
@@ -98,13 +98,10 @@ def check_submission_permissions(
     """
     Check that permission is required and the request user has permission.
 
-    The user does not have permissions if:
-        * the user is authed,
-        * the form require auth,
-        * the xform user is not submitting.
+    The user has permissions iff:
+        * the form does not require auth
+        * the user is authed, the form requires auth and user can submit data
 
-    Since we have a username, the Instance creation logic will
-    handle checking for the forms existence by its id_string.
 
     :returns: None.
     :raises: PermissionDenied based on the above criteria.
diff --git a/onadata/settings/base.py b/onadata/settings/base.py
index b751d435e..5f5031c63 100644
--- a/onadata/settings/base.py
+++ b/onadata/settings/base.py
@@ -203,11 +203,11 @@ def skip_suspicious_operations(record):
     'django_digest',
     'corsheaders',
     'oauth2_provider',
+    'onadata.apps.logger.LoggerAppConfig',
     'rest_framework',
     'rest_framework.authtoken',
     'taggit',
     'readonly',
-    'onadata.apps.logger.LoggerAppConfig',
     'onadata.apps.viewer',
     'onadata.apps.main',
     'onadata.apps.restservice',
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ def skip_suspicious_operations(record):
 CACHES = {
     # Set CACHE_URL to override. Only redis is supported.
     'default': env.cache(default='redis://redis_cache:6380/3'),
+    'enketo_redis_main': env.cache('ENKETO_REDIS_MAIN_URL', None),
 }
 
 DIGEST_NONCE_BACKEND = 'onadata.apps.django_digest_backends.cache.RedisCacheNonceStorage'
@@ -756,8 +757,6 @@ def skip_suspicious_operations(record):
 # All internal communications between containers must be HTTP only.
 ENKETO_PROTOCOL = os.environ.get('ENKETO_PROTOCOL', 'https')
 
-ENKETO_REDIS_MAIN_URL = os.environ.get('ENKETO_REDIS_MAIN_URL', 'redis://localhost:6379/')
-
 
 ################################
 # MongoDB settings             #