diff --git a/packages/gitbook/src/middleware.ts b/packages/gitbook/src/middleware.ts
index 16e5734a4b..dcf2804ab4 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook/src/middleware.ts
+++ b/packages/gitbook/src/middleware.ts
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@ async function serveSiteRoutes(requestURL: URL, request: NextRequest) {
              */
             if (
                 siteURLData.target === 'external' &&
-                !visitorToken &&
                 isOAuthProtectedResourceRequest(siteRequestURL)
             ) {
                 return handleUnauthedOAuthProtectedResourceRequest({