diff --git a/middlewares/public.js b/middlewares/public.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..124f36c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middlewares/public.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+const verifyAuth = require('./verifyAuth')
+
+const middlewareNoop = ( (_1, _2, next) => next() )
+const publicMiddleware = () => process.env.LISTS_PUBLIC === 'true' ?
+  (req, res, next) => {
+    if (!req.user) req.user = { _id: 'Unknown' }
+    next()
+  }
+  : verifyAuth()
+
+module.exports = publicMiddleware
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/routes/index.js b/routes/index.js
index 68f7cbe..1be02ad 100644
--- a/routes/index.js
+++ b/routes/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const verifyAuth = require('../middlewares/verifyAuth');
+const public = require('../middlewares/public');
 const express = require('express');
 const path = require('path');
 
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ module.exports = ({ db, config }) => {
         next();
       }
     },
-    verifyAuth(),
+    public(),
     (req, res) => {
       res.redirect('/wishlist');
     }
diff --git a/routes/wishlist/index.js b/routes/wishlist/index.js
index 88f5805..a5a9e2d 100644
--- a/routes/wishlist/index.js
+++ b/routes/wishlist/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const verifyAuth = require('../../middlewares/verifyAuth');
+const public = require('../../middlewares/public');
 const getProductName = require('get-product-name');
 const express = require('express');
 const config = require('../../config');
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ const ValidURL = (string) => { // Ty SO
 module.exports = (db) => {
   const router = express.Router();
 
-  router.get('/', verifyAuth(), async (req, res) => {
+  router.get('/', public(), async (req, res) => {
     const docs = await db.allDocs({ include_docs: true })
     if (process.env.SINGLE_LIST === 'true') {
       for (row of docs.rows) {
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ module.exports = (db) => {
     res.render('wishlists', { title: 'Wishlists', users: docs.rows, totals})
   });
 
-  router.get('/:user', verifyAuth(), async (req, res) => {
+  router.get('/:user', public(), async (req, res) => {
     try {
       const dbUser = await db.get(req.params.user);
       if (process.env.SINGLE_LIST === 'true') {
diff --git a/views/includes/navbar.pug b/views/includes/navbar.pug
index 39a9091..60f9ab9 100644
--- a/views/includes/navbar.pug
+++ b/views/includes/navbar.pug
@@ -23,13 +23,17 @@ nav.navbar.is-fixed-top(role='navigation', aria-label='main navigation',style='b
         .navbar-item.has-dropdown.is-hoverable
           a.navbar-link= req.user._id
           .navbar-dropdown
-            +navBarLink(`/wishlist/${req.user._id}`, 'My Wishlist')
-            +navBarLink('/profile', 'Profile')
-            if req.user.admin
-              +navBarLink('/admin-settings', 'Admin settings')
-            hr.navbar-divider
-            .navbar-item
-              form#logoutForm(action='/logout', method='POST')
-                button.button.is-warning(type='submit') Log Out
+            if req.user._id === 'Unknown'
+              .navbar-item
+                a.button.is-primary(href='/login') Log In
+            else
+              +navBarLink(`/wishlist/${req.user._id}`, 'My Wishlist')
+              +navBarLink('/profile', 'Profile')
+              if req.user.admin
+                +navBarLink('/admin-settings', 'Admin settings')
+              hr.navbar-divider
+              .navbar-item
+                form#logoutForm(action='/logout', method='POST')
+                  button.button.is-warning(type='submit') Log Out
             //-+navBarLink('javascript:document.getElementById("logoutForm").submit()', 'Log Out')
   script(src="/js/nav.js")
diff --git a/views/wishlist.pug b/views/wishlist.pug
index 5503559..d6fb114 100644
--- a/views/wishlist.pug
+++ b/views/wishlist.pug
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ block title
           span  #{config.siteTitle} - #{title} 
 
 block content
-  script(type='data/user_id')= req.user._id
+  if req.user
+    script(type='data/user_id')= req.user._id
   if process.env.TABLE !== 'false'
     .box
       table.table.has-mobile-cards
diff --git a/views/wishlists.pug b/views/wishlists.pug
index e99d07e..bc7b9a4 100644
--- a/views/wishlists.pug
+++ b/views/wishlists.pug
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ extends layout.pug
 
 block content
   ul.noStyle.noLeftMargin
-    li
-      a(href=`/wishlist/${req.user._id}`)
-        .box
-          span=req.user._id
-            span : ???/???
-            progress.progress(value=1, max=1)
+    if req.user._id !== 'Unknown'
+      li
+        a(href=`/wishlist/${req.user._id}`)
+          .box
+            span=req.user._id
+              span : ???/???
+              progress.progress(value=1, max=1)
     each user in users
       if req.user._id !== user.id
         li