diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index 258f4326222e..77b6d45eba63 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.1.62
\ No newline at end of file
+5.1.63
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/ApiSecretCheck.php b/app/Http/Middleware/ApiSecretCheck.php
index 7e2aaac96f56..06cca298af3e 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/ApiSecretCheck.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/ApiSecretCheck.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Middleware;
 
+use App\Utils\Ninja;
 use Closure;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use stdClass;
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ class ApiSecretCheck
      */
     public function handle($request, Closure $next)
     {
-        if (! config('ninja.api_secret')) {
+        if (! config('ninja.api_secret') || Ninja::isHosted()) {
             return $next($request);
         }
 
diff --git a/config/ninja.php b/config/ninja.php
index 2147204f6d0e..d8cf7f563232 100644
--- a/config/ninja.php
+++ b/config/ninja.php
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ return [
     'require_https' => env('REQUIRE_HTTPS', true),
     'app_url' => rtrim(env('APP_URL', ''), '/'),
     'app_domain' => env('APP_DOMAIN', 'invoicing.co'),
-    'app_version' => '5.1.62',
-    'app_tag' => '5.1.62-release',
+    'app_version' => '5.1.63',
+    'app_tag' => '5.1.63-release',
     'minimum_client_version' => '5.0.16',
     'terms_version' => '1.0.1',
     'api_secret' => env('API_SECRET', ''),