diff --git a/lib/commands/pin-rpc.js b/lib/commands/pin-rpc.js
index 2888f1e61..11648fced 100644
--- a/lib/commands/pin-rpc.js
+++ b/lib/commands/pin-rpc.js
@@ -546,6 +546,7 @@ const deferResponse = function (Env, channel, cb) {
 };
 
 Pinning.isChannelPinned = function (Env, channel, cb) {
+    return void cb(void 0, true); // XXX
     // if the pins are fully loaded then you can answer yes/no definitively
     if (Env.pinsLoaded) {
         return void cb(void 0, !isEmpty(Env.pinnedPads[channel]));
diff --git a/lib/rpc.js b/lib/rpc.js
index c54edf31d..241f77d41 100644
--- a/lib/rpc.js
+++ b/lib/rpc.js
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ RPC.create = function (Env, cb) {
     updateLimitDaily();
     Env.intervals.dailyLimitUpdate = setInterval(updateLimitDaily, 24*3600*1000);
 
-    Pinning.loadChannelPins(Env);
+    //Pinning.loadChannelPins(Env); // XXX
 
     // expire old sessions once per minute
     Env.intervals.sessionExpirationInterval = setInterval(function () {