diff --git a/controllers/ext_client.go b/controllers/ext_client.go
index 1b1ec3dc7..2828ecc56 100644
--- a/controllers/ext_client.go
+++ b/controllers/ext_client.go
@@ -387,15 +387,15 @@ func createExtClient(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	var gateway models.EgressGatewayRequest
-	gateway.NetID = params["network"]
-	gateway.Ranges = customExtClient.ExtraAllowedIPs
-	err := logic.ValidateEgressRange(gateway)
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Log(0, r.Header.Get("user"), "error validating egress range: ", err.Error())
-		logic.ReturnErrorResponse(w, r, logic.FormatError(err, "badrequest"))
-		return
-	}
+	// var gateway models.EgressGatewayRequest
+	// gateway.NetID = params["network"]
+	// gateway.Ranges = customExtClient.ExtraAllowedIPs
+	// err := logic.ValidateEgressRange(gateway)
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	logger.Log(0, r.Header.Get("user"), "error validating egress range: ", err.Error())
+	// 	logic.ReturnErrorResponse(w, r, logic.FormatError(err, "badrequest"))
+	// 	return
+	// }
 
 	node, err := logic.GetNodeByID(nodeid)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -542,15 +542,15 @@ func updateExtClient(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	var gateway models.EgressGatewayRequest
-	gateway.NetID = params["network"]
-	gateway.Ranges = update.ExtraAllowedIPs
-	err = logic.ValidateEgressRange(gateway)
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Log(0, r.Header.Get("user"), "error validating egress range: ", err.Error())
-		logic.ReturnErrorResponse(w, r, logic.FormatError(err, "badrequest"))
-		return
-	}
+	// var gateway models.EgressGatewayRequest
+	// gateway.NetID = params["network"]
+	// gateway.Ranges = update.ExtraAllowedIPs
+	// err = logic.ValidateEgressRange(gateway)
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	logger.Log(0, r.Header.Get("user"), "error validating egress range: ", err.Error())
+	// 	logic.ReturnErrorResponse(w, r, logic.FormatError(err, "badrequest"))
+	// 	return
+	// }
 
 	var changedID = update.ClientID != oldExtClient.ClientID