diff --git a/internal/util/admins.go b/internal/util/admins.go
index 93aff83..d09fdf6 100644
--- a/internal/util/admins.go
+++ b/internal/util/admins.go
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ var (
 )
 
 func IsAdminSessionValid(token string) bool {
-	if DevMode {
-		return true
-	}
-
 	AdminMutex.RLock()
 	session, exists := AdminSessions[token]
 	AdminMutex.RUnlock()
diff --git a/internal/util/util.go b/internal/util/util.go
index 971147c..03b943b 100644
--- a/internal/util/util.go
+++ b/internal/util/util.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-const DevMode = false
+const DevMode = true
 
 func FormatBytes(bytes int64) string {
 	const (
diff --git a/web/main.go b/web/main.go
index d2f9709..60ea8f7 100644
--- a/web/main.go
+++ b/web/main.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 func AdminOnlyMiddleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		c, err := r.Cookie("comfy_admin")
-		if err != nil || !util.IsAdminSessionValid(c.Value) {
+		if !util.DevMode && (err != nil || !util.IsAdminSessionValid(c.Value)) {
 			// Check if it's an HTMX request
 			if r.Header.Get("HX-Request") == "true" {
 				w.Header().Set("HX-Redirect", "/authorize")
@@ -496,16 +496,6 @@ func main() {
 
 	})
 
-	r.Get("/authorized", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/plain; charset=utf-8")
-
-		if c, err := r.Cookie("comfy_admin"); err == nil && util.IsAdminSessionValid(c.Value) {
-			w.Write([]byte("true"))
-		} else {
-			w.Write([]byte("false"))
-		}
-	})
-
 	r.Route("/admin", func(r chi.Router) {
 		r.Use(AdminOnlyMiddleware)
 
diff --git a/web/static/index.js b/web/static/index.js
index c2c0fa2..01628af 100644
--- a/web/static/index.js
+++ b/web/static/index.js
@@ -108,3 +108,7 @@ function applyCatalogSearch() {
 function currentBoardSlug() {
     return window.location.pathname.split("/")[1] || "";
 }
+
+function getCurrentDateISOString() {
+    return (new Date()).toISOString().slice(0, 16)
+}
diff --git a/web/views/thread.templ b/web/views/thread.templ
index 1627aaf..4927a60 100644
--- a/web/views/thread.templ
+++ b/web/views/thread.templ
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ templ PostAdminDialog(post database.Post) {
 			</div>
 			<div>
 				<span>Days: </span>
-				<input type="datetime-local" name="expiration"/>
+				<input
+					_="on load set my.value to getCurrentDateISOString() then set my.min to my.value"
+					type="datetime-local"
+					name="expiration"
+				/>
 			</div>
 			<button
 				type="submit"