diff --git a/src/lib/snort_workers/fetch_events.ts b/src/lib/snort_workers/fetch_events.ts
index b12237c..a70f661 100644
--- a/src/lib/snort_workers/fetch_events.ts
+++ b/src/lib/snort_workers/fetch_events.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ let count = 0
 async function start(eventIDs: string[]) {
 	return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
 		const sys = new NostrSystem({
-			checkSigs: false //todo: check sigs JIT on rendering
+			checkSigs: true //todo: check sigs JIT on rendering
 			// automaticOutboxModel: true,
 			// buildFollowGraph: true,
 		});
diff --git a/src/lib/snort_workers/live_subs.ts b/src/lib/snort_workers/live_subs.ts
index 9f2ab44..7ce0743 100644
--- a/src/lib/snort_workers/live_subs.ts
+++ b/src/lib/snort_workers/live_subs.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ let count = 0
 async function start(pubkeys: string[]) {
 	return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
 		const sys = new NostrSystem({
-			checkSigs: false //todo: check sigs JIT on rendering
+			checkSigs: true //todo: check sigs JIT on rendering
 			// automaticOutboxModel: true,
 			// buildFollowGraph: true,
 		});
diff --git a/src/lib/snort_workers/master_worker.ts b/src/lib/snort_workers/master_worker.ts
index 3e93d73..90dca07 100644
--- a/src/lib/snort_workers/master_worker.ts
+++ b/src/lib/snort_workers/master_worker.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ let workerData = new WorkerData();
 let workerDataStore = writable(workerData);
 
 const sys = new NostrSystem({
-	checkSigs: false
+	checkSigs: true
 	// automaticOutboxModel: true,
 	// buildFollowGraph: true,
 });
diff --git a/src/lib/views/messages/snort.ts b/src/lib/views/messages/snort.ts
index e5c8776..a1799d5 100644
--- a/src/lib/views/messages/snort.ts
+++ b/src/lib/views/messages/snort.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { seedRelays } from "@/snort_workers/seed_relays";
 import { NostrSystem, type QueryLike } from "@snort/system";
 import { writable } from "svelte/store";
 
-export const System = new NostrSystem({});
+export const System = new NostrSystem({checkSigs: true});
 let started = false;
 
 export async function init() {