diff --git a/server/check_output_directory.js b/server/check_output_directory.js
index 9d5f23ff..041464b1 100644
--- a/server/check_output_directory.js
+++ b/server/check_output_directory.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ async function get_error(directory) {
     return "does not exist";
   }
   if (!fs.statSync(directory).isDirectory()) {
-    // error = "exists, but is not a directory";
     return "exists, but is not a directory";
   }
   const tmpfile = path.join(directory, Math.random() + ".json");
diff --git a/server/sockets.js b/server/sockets.js
index fa2a26e4..2b0a7146 100644
--- a/server/sockets.js
+++ b/server/sockets.js
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ function startIO(app) {
         jsonwebtoken.verify(
           socket.handshake.query.token,
           config.AUTH_SECRET_KEY,
-          // function (err, decoded) {
           function (err) {
             if (err) {
               return next(new Error("Authentication error: Invalid JWT"));