diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/GraphQL/AuthorizationHelper.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/GraphQL/AuthorizationHelper.cs
index b56d3ea49a..02756b1f9f 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/GraphQL/AuthorizationHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/GraphQL/AuthorizationHelper.cs
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.GraphQL
 		/// <returns>A <see cref="ValueTask"/> representing the running operation.</returns>
 		public static async ValueTask CheckGraphQLAuthorized(
 			this Security.IAuthorizationService authorizationService,
-			IEnumerable<IAuthorizationRequirement>? authorizationRequirements = null,
+			IEnumerable<IAuthorizationRequirement>? authorizationRequirements,
 			bool excludeUserSessionValidRequirement = false)
 		{
 			ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(authorizationService);
+			ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(authorizationRequirements);
 
-			authorizationRequirements ??= Enumerable.Empty<IAuthorizationRequirement>();
 			if (!excludeUserSessionValidRequirement)
 				authorizationRequirements = UserSessionValidRequirement.InstanceAsEnumerable.Concat(authorizationRequirements);
 
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/GraphQL/Types/ServerSwarm.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/GraphQL/Types/ServerSwarm.cs
index ea7b5e5c17..89cba488f1 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/GraphQL/Types/ServerSwarm.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/GraphQL/Types/ServerSwarm.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 using HotChocolate;
 using HotChocolate.Authorization;
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ using Tgstation.Server.Api.Models;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.Configuration;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.GraphQL.Interfaces;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.Properties;
-using Tgstation.Server.Host.Security;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.Swarm;
 
 namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.GraphQL.Types
@@ -48,58 +46,42 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.GraphQL.Types
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Gets the connected <see cref="SwarmNode"/> server.
 		/// </summary>
-		/// <param name="authorizationService">The <see cref="IAuthorizationService"/> to use.</param>
 		/// <param name="swarmConfigurationOptions">The <see cref="IOptionsSnapshot{TOptions}"/> containing the current <see cref="SwarmConfiguration"/>.</param>
 		/// <param name="swarmService">The <see cref="ISwarmService"/> to use.</param>
-		/// <returns>A new <see cref="SwarmNode"/> for the local node if it is part of a swarm, <see langword="null"/> otherwise.</returns>
-		public async ValueTask<IServerNode> CurrentNode(
-			[Service] IAuthorizationService authorizationService,
+		/// <returns>The <see cref="SwarmNode"/> for the local node if it is part of a swarm, a <see cref="StandaloneNode"/> otherwise.</returns>
+		public IServerNode CurrentNode(
 			[Service] IOptionsSnapshot<SwarmConfiguration> swarmConfigurationOptions,
 			[Service] ISwarmService swarmService)
 		{
-			ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(authorizationService);
 			ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(swarmConfigurationOptions);
 			ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(swarmService);
 
 			if (swarmConfigurationOptions.Value.PrivateKey == null)
 				return new StandaloneNode();
 
-			return ((IServerNode?)await SwarmNode.GetSwarmNode(
+			return ((IServerNode?)SwarmNode.GetSwarmNode(
 				swarmConfigurationOptions.Value.Identifier!,
-				authorizationService,
 				swarmService)) ?? new StandaloneNode();
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Gets all <see cref="SwarmNode"/> servers in the swarm.
 		/// </summary>
-		/// <param name="authorizationService">The <see cref="IAuthorizationService"/> to use.</param>
 		/// <param name="swarmService">The <see cref="ISwarmService"/> to use.</param>
 		/// <returns>A <see cref="List{T}"/> of <see cref="SwarmNode"/>s if the local node is part of a swarm, <see langword="null"/> otherwise.</returns>
 		[Authorize]
-		public async ValueTask<List<SwarmNode>?> Nodes(
-			[Service] IAuthorizationService authorizationService,
+		public List<SwarmNode>? Nodes(
 			[Service] ISwarmService swarmService)
 		{
-			ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(authorizationService);
 			ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(swarmService);
-
-			await authorizationService.CheckGraphQLAuthorized();
-
 			return swarmService.GetSwarmServers()?.Select(x => new SwarmNode(x)).ToList();
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Gets the <see cref="Types.UpdateInformation"/> for the swarm.
 		/// </summary>
-		/// <param name="authorizationService">The <see cref="IAuthorizationService"/> to use.</param>
 		/// <returns>A new <see cref="Types.UpdateInformation"/>.</returns>
 		[Authorize]
-		public async ValueTask<UpdateInformation> UpdateInformation(
-			[Service] IAuthorizationService authorizationService)
-		{
-			await authorizationService.CheckGraphQLAuthorized();
-			return new();
-		}
+		public UpdateInformation UpdateInformation() => new();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/GraphQL/Types/SwarmNode.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/GraphQL/Types/SwarmNode.cs
index 91045c6920..e0a2068908 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/GraphQL/Types/SwarmNode.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/GraphQL/Types/SwarmNode.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 using HotChocolate;
 using HotChocolate.Authorization;
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ using Tgstation.Server.Api.Models;
 using Tgstation.Server.Api.Models.Internal;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.Configuration;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.GraphQL.Interfaces;
-using Tgstation.Server.Host.Security;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.Swarm;
 
 namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.GraphQL.Types
@@ -53,20 +51,16 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.GraphQL.Types
 		/// Node resolver for <see cref="SwarmNode"/>s.
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <param name="identifier">The <see cref="Identifier"/>.</param>
-		/// <param name="authorizationService">The <see cref="IAuthorizationService"/> to use.</param>
 		/// <param name="swarmService">The <see cref="ISwarmService"/> to load from.</param>
 		/// <returns>A new <see cref="SwarmNode"/> with the matching <paramref name="identifier"/> if found, <see langword="null"/> otherwise.</returns>
 		[Authorize]
-		public static async ValueTask<SwarmNode?> GetSwarmNode(
+		public static SwarmNode? GetSwarmNode(
 			string identifier,
-			[Service] IAuthorizationService authorizationService,
 			[Service] ISwarmService swarmService)
 		{
 			ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(identifier);
-			ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(authorizationService);
 			ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(swarmService);
 
-			await authorizationService.CheckGraphQLAuthorized();
 			var info = swarmService
 				.GetSwarmServers()
 				?.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Identifier == identifier);