diff --git a/pkg/server/api/trust/v1/v1_resolver.go b/pkg/server/api/trust/v1/v1_resolver.go
index 4eb56dba5..a2c15b336 100644
--- a/pkg/server/api/trust/v1/v1_resolver.go
+++ b/pkg/server/api/trust/v1/v1_resolver.go
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ func (r *mutationResolver) checkNDASignature(
 	}
 
 	if access.ElectronicSignatureID == nil {
-		return gqlutils.Forbiddenf(ctx, "user has not signed the NDA")
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	sig, err := r.esign.GetSignatureByID(ctx, *access.ElectronicSignatureID)