diff --git a/apps/designer/app/designer/features/topbar/publish.tsx b/apps/designer/app/designer/features/topbar/publish.tsx
index 6ace8c2680..f95c079a92 100644
--- a/apps/designer/app/designer/features/topbar/publish.tsx
+++ b/apps/designer/app/designer/features/topbar/publish.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import env from "~/shared/env";
 type PublishButtonProps = { project: Project };
 
 const host = () => {
-  if (env.PUBLISHER_ENDPOINT && env.PUBLISHER_DOMAIN !== "") {
+  if (env.PUBLISHER_ENDPOINT && env.PUBLISHER_DOMAIN) {
     return env.PUBLISHER_DOMAIN;
   }
   if (typeof location === "object") {
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const host = () => {
   }
   return "";
 };
+console.log(host());
 
 const Content = ({ project }: PublishButtonProps) => {
   const id = useId();
diff --git a/apps/designer/app/env.server.ts b/apps/designer/app/env.server.ts
index 515e5dedef..0bb6d6ae71 100644
--- a/apps/designer/app/env.server.ts
+++ b/apps/designer/app/env.server.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ const env = {
   VERCEL_ENV: process.env.VERCEL_ENV,
   DEBUG: process.env.DEBUG,
   FEATURES: process.env.FEATURES,
-  PUBLISHER_ENDPOINT: process.env.PUBLISHER_ENDPOINT,
-  PUBLISHER_DOMAIN: process.env.PUBLISHER_DOMAIN,
+  PUBLISHER_ENDPOINT: process.env.PUBLISHER_ENDPOINT || null,
+  PUBLISHER_DOMAIN: process.env.PUBLISHER_DOMAIN || null,
 } as const;
 
 export default env;
diff --git a/apps/designer/app/routes/rest/publish.ts b/apps/designer/app/routes/rest/publish.ts
index b2a55e6aab..04d644cd6f 100644
--- a/apps/designer/app/routes/rest/publish.ts
+++ b/apps/designer/app/routes/rest/publish.ts
@@ -9,12 +9,9 @@ const schema = zfd.formData({
 
 export const action: ActionFunction = async ({ request }) => {
   const { domain, projectId } = schema.parse(await request.formData());
-  if (!domain || !projectId) {
-    throw new Error("Domain or ProjectId not provided.");
-  }
   try {
     await db.misc.publish({ projectId, domain });
-    if (process.env.PUBLISHER_ENDPOINT) {
+    if (process.env.PUBLISHER_ENDPOINT && process.env.PUBLISHER_TOKEN) {
       const headers = new Headers();
       headers.append("X-AUTH-WEBSTUDIO", process.env.PUBLISHER_TOKEN || "");
       headers.append("Content-Type", "text/plain");