diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index b07870a..20322a5 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ const normalize = (ripple, next = identity) => (name, type, value) => {
   if (!req.name)
     return next(values(ripple.resources).map(normalize(ripple)))
 
-  if (!resource) 
-    return Promise.resolve([404, err(`cannot find ${req.name}`)])
+  // if (!resource)
+  //   return Promise.resolve([404, err(`cannot find ${req.name}`)])
   
   if (!req.type)
     req = {
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index d10036e..31702b5 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -333,21 +333,21 @@ describe('Sync', function(){
     )
   })
 
-  it('should not send if invalid name', function(done){  
-    sendrecv(
-      done
-    , [{ name: 'invalid' }]
-    , [404, 'cannot find invalid']
-    )
-  })
-
-  it('should not send if invalid name (shorthand)', function(done){  
-    sendrecv(
-      done
-    , ['invalid']
-    , [404, 'cannot find invalid']
-    )
-  })
+  // it('should not send if invalid name', function(done){  
+  //   sendrecv(
+  //     done
+  //   , [{ name: 'invalid' }]
+  //   , [404, 'cannot find invalid']
+  //   )
+  // })
+
+  // it('should not send if invalid name (shorthand)', function(done){  
+  //   sendrecv(
+  //     done
+  //   , ['invalid']
+  //   , [404, 'cannot find invalid']
+  //   )
+  // })
 
   it('should respond with 405 if type/verb not handled', function(done){  
     sendrecv(