diff --git a/common.py b/common.py
index b9eb1d29b0c7c81d0ea432cf432b0869ea1ff5e4..937389531c2f25ea80f229786fc029abce8b682f 100644
--- a/common.py
+++ b/common.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import json
 import sys
 import urllib.request
+from urllib.error import HTTPError
 
 if not sys.platform.startswith("win"):
     from getpass import getpass
@@ -32,14 +33,21 @@ def print_block_heading(message):
     print(separator)
 
 
-def check_accessibility(instance_url, session_id, cookie_key):
-    request_url = instance_url + '/me/'
-    headers = {"Cookie": f"{cookie_key}={session_id}"}
-
-    req = urllib.request.Request(request_url, headers=headers)
-    with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as response:
-        response_json = json.load(response)
-        if response_json["status"] != "ok":
-            raise SystemExit(f"Could not access protected resources at {request_url}. Make sure that the specified "
-                             f"cookie is correct. Aborting...")
-    print(f"Could access protected resources at {instance_url}. Proceeding...")
+#def check_accessibility(instance_url, session_id, cookie_key):
+#    request_url = instance_url + '/me/'
+#    headers = {"Cookie": f"{cookie_key}={session_id}"}
+#    try:
+#        req = urllib.request.Request(request_url, headers=headers)
+#        with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as response:
+#            response_json = json.load(response)
+#            if response_json["status"] != "ok":
+#                raise_no_connection_error(request_url)
+#        print(f"Could access protected resources at {instance_url}. Proceeding...")
+#    except HTTPError as error:
+#        print(f"HTTP {error.status} {error.reason}")
+#        raise_no_connection_error(request_url)
+
+
+def raise_no_connection_error(request_url):
+    raise SystemExit(f"Could not access protected resources at {request_url}. Make sure that the specified "
+                     f"cookie is correct. Aborting...")
diff --git a/export_md/codimd_export.py b/export_md/codimd_export.py
index 62ae4803b10043b81e6fbc5b9e58679bc64eca07..45e2bff62ea273f8cbd9d1cea5682e101f386174 100755
--- a/export_md/codimd_export.py
+++ b/export_md/codimd_export.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from urllib.parse import quote
 from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
 import sys
 
-from common import get_sessionid, check_accessibility, print_block_heading
+from common import get_sessionid, print_block_heading
 
 
 def slurp(url, session_id):
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ def prepare_target_dir(pathname):
 
 
 def export_from_codimd(instance_url, session_id, export_to):
-    check_accessibility(instance_url, session_id, "connect.sid")
     """Retrieve CodiMD document history and try to download each document."""
     print_block_heading(f"Trying to fetch history ({instance_url})")
     try:
diff --git a/import_md/hedgedoc_import.py b/import_md/hedgedoc_import.py
index 0438899538f4b9130840a4f643ec2b511cd44e82..876e021cbb4ee133205dbdd59aa206a25c62b169 100644
--- a/import_md/hedgedoc_import.py
+++ b/import_md/hedgedoc_import.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 import json
 from urllib.error import HTTPError
-from common import get_sessionid, check_accessibility, print_block_heading
+from common import get_sessionid, print_block_heading
 from pathlib import Path
 import urllib.parse
 import urllib.request
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@ def check_file_exists(file):
 
 def import_into_hedgedoc(instance_url, session_id, export_folder, archive_file):
     print_block_heading(
-        f"Checking existence of archive file ({archive_file}) exists and authorization at {instance_url}")
+        f"Checking existence of archive file ({archive_file})")
     check_file_exists(archive_file)
-    check_accessibility(instance_url, session_id, "connect.hedgeDoc.sid")
     # get exported history map
     with open(os.path.join(export_folder, "history.json")) as map_file:
         history_dictionary = json.load(map_file)
@@ -45,15 +44,15 @@ def import_into_hedgedoc(instance_url, session_id, export_folder, archive_file):
     # URLs to visit to make the new document available in the history
     urls_to_visit = []
 
-    process_archive_export(archive_file, instance_url, lookup_map, session_id, urls_to_visit)
-    create_urls_to_visit_file("history_scripts/hedgedoc_documents_to_visit.url", urls_to_visit)
+    #process_archive_export(archive_file, instance_url, lookup_map, session_id, urls_to_visit)
+    #create_urls_to_visit_file("history_scripts/hedgedoc_documents_to_visit.url", urls_to_visit)
 
 
 def process_archive_export(archive_file, instance_url, lookup_map, session_id, urls_to_visit):
     # iterate over files in archive
     with ZipFile(archive_file) as zf:
         print("Now scanning your provided archive file containing the documents you are the owner of")
-        print("If you visited your own document via a, e.g., \"codi-instance.tld/my_own_path\") " +
+        print("If you visited your own document via a, e.g., \"codi-instance.tld/my_specified_free_url\" " +
               "this script tries to migrate it to the HedgeDoc instance at \"hedgedoc-instance.tld/my_own_path\"")
         print("If this is not possible, a new random URL for the document will be created")
         for file in zf.namelist():
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ def process_archive_export(archive_file, instance_url, lookup_map, session_id, u
 
             if document_title in lookup_map:
                 print(
-                    f"You visited your own document \"{document_title}\".md) via the identifier/path " +
+                    f"You visited your own document \"{document_title}.md\" via the identifier/path " +
                     f"\"{lookup_map[document_title]}\"")
                 print(f"Trying to migrate this document and make it available under the already visited path")
                 try: