diff --git a/src/Service/HubFilteringGeoChecker.php b/src/Service/HubFilteringGeoChecker.php
index 8db7ac66..b23d3ecb 100644
--- a/src/Service/HubFilteringGeoChecker.php
+++ b/src/Service/HubFilteringGeoChecker.php
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ class HubFilteringGeoChecker
 
     public function isCovered($long, $lat)
     {
+        // TODO: remove this
+        // NOTE: this is a temporary fix to disable hub filtering altogether
+        return false;
+
         // check if geofence is enabled
         if ($this->geofence_flag  == 'true')
         {