diff --git a/server/file.go b/server/file.go
index ba505aa..1d7279d 100644
--- a/server/file.go
+++ b/server/file.go
@@ -20,24 +20,9 @@ func handleFile(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// TODO check if task is currently active and not historic
-	var count int
-	err := db.QueryRow(r.Context(), "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM tasks WHERE file_id = $1 AND worker_id = $2", id, r.Header.Get(constants.UUID_HEADER)).Scan(&count)
-	if err != nil {
-		slog.ErrorContext(r.Context(), "Query Task Count", "err", err)
-		http.Error(w, "Error Query Task Count: "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		return
-	}
-
-	if count < 1 {
-		slog.ErrorContext(r.Context(), "No Running Task for file", "id", id)
-		http.Error(w, "No Running Task for file: "+id, http.StatusBadRequest)
-		return
-	}
-
 	var fpath string
 	var libraryID int
-	err = db.QueryRow(r.Context(), "SELECT path, library_id FROM files WHERE id = $1", id).Scan(&fpath, &libraryID)
+	err := db.QueryRow(r.Context(), "SELECT path, library_id FROM files WHERE id = $1", id).Scan(&fpath, &libraryID)
 	if err != nil {
 		http.Error(w, "Error Getting File Path: "+err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
 		slog.ErrorContext(r.Context(), "Getting File Path", "err", err)