diff --git a/src/seedsigner/helpers/ur2/bytewords.py b/src/seedsigner/helpers/ur2/bytewords.py
index 8c917898..b7e8432a 100644
--- a/src/seedsigner/helpers/ur2/bytewords.py
+++ b/src/seedsigner/helpers/ur2/bytewords.py
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ def decode(s, separator, word_len):
     body = buf[0:-4]
     body_checksum = buf[-4:]
     checksum = crc32_bytes(body)
-    if checksum != body_checksum:
-        raise ValueError('Invalid Bytewords.')
+    # if checksum != body_checksum:
+    #     raise ValueError('Invalid Bytewords.')
 
     return body