diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6a9003455e..a088b9a071 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 ### Changed
 
 - [\#2128](https://github.com/cosmos/voyager/pull/2128) remove loading status on validator page when disconnected from the network @fedekunze
+- [\#2170](https://github.com/cosmos/voyager/pull/2170) bug with card-signed-in and explorer mode @jbibla
 - [\#2167](https://github.com/cosmos/voyager/pull/2167) fixed votes showing wrong tally @faboweb
 - [\#2167](https://github.com/cosmos/voyager/pull/2167) fixed not being able to deposit less then 1 atom not possible @faboweb
 - [\#2167](https://github.com/cosmos/voyager/pull/2167) fixed sorting of proposals @faboweb
diff --git a/app/src/renderer/components/common/CardSignInRequired.vue b/app/src/renderer/components/common/CardSignInRequired.vue
index 85be4bb647..e57c4cb308 100644
--- a/app/src/renderer/components/common/CardSignInRequired.vue
+++ b/app/src/renderer/components/common/CardSignInRequired.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
       Sign In Required
     </div>
     <div slot="subtitle">
-      This page shows data for your address. To access the page, please <a @click="goToSession">sign in</a>.
+      This page shows data for a specific address. To access the page, please
+      <a @click="goToSession">sign in</a>.
     </div>
   </tm-data-msg>
 </template>
diff --git a/app/src/renderer/components/common/TmPage.vue b/app/src/renderer/components/common/TmPage.vue
index ae9fc79e22..660178f1bd 100644
--- a/app/src/renderer/components/common/TmPage.vue
+++ b/app/src/renderer/components/common/TmPage.vue
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
       <slot slot="header-buttons" name="header-buttons" />
     </tm-page-header>
     <main class="tm-page-main">
-      <template v-if="this.$slots['managed-body']">
-        <card-sign-in-required v-if="signinRequired && !session.signedIn" />
-        <tm-data-connecting v-else-if="!loaded && !connected" />
+      <card-sign-in-required v-if="signInRequired && !session.signedIn" />
+      <template v-else-if="this.$slots['managed-body']">
+        <tm-data-connecting v-if="!loaded && !connected" />
         <tm-data-loading v-else-if="!loaded && loading" />
         <tm-data-error v-else-if="error" />
         <slot
diff --git a/app/src/renderer/components/governance/TabProposals.vue b/app/src/renderer/components/governance/TabProposals.vue
index e2bd7e4ecf..063bc0e747 100644
--- a/app/src/renderer/components/governance/TabProposals.vue
+++ b/app/src/renderer/components/governance/TabProposals.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <tm-data-empty
     v-else-if="Object.keys(proposals.proposals).length === 0"
     title="No Governance Proposals"
-    subtitle="There are currently no governance proposals on the Cosmos Hub. Submit a new one by clicking the 'Create Proposal' button above."
+    subtitle="There are currently no governance proposals to display. Click the 'Create Proposal' button to submit a proposal."
   />
   <table-proposals
     v-else
diff --git a/app/src/renderer/components/wallet/PageWallet.vue b/app/src/renderer/components/wallet/PageWallet.vue
index f82e210986..c83d69ee22 100644
--- a/app/src/renderer/components/wallet/PageWallet.vue
+++ b/app/src/renderer/components/wallet/PageWallet.vue
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export default {
   computed: {
     ...mapGetters([`wallet`, `connected`, `session`]),
     enableFaucet() {
-      return !!this.wallet.externals.config.faucet
+      return !!this.wallet.externals.config.faucet && this.session.signedIn
     },
     allDenomBalances() {
       // for denoms not in balances, add empty balance
diff --git a/app/src/renderer/scripts/boot.js b/app/src/renderer/scripts/boot.js
index 1e6e172004..9cc015da72 100644
--- a/app/src/renderer/scripts/boot.js
+++ b/app/src/renderer/scripts/boot.js
@@ -33,13 +33,6 @@ export const routeGuard = store => (to, from, next) => {
       name: `My Delegations`
     })
     next(to.path)
-  } else if (
-    !store.state.session.signedIn &&
-    to.matched.some(record => record.meta.requiresAuth)
-  ) {
-    // redirect to session page if auth required
-    store.commit(`setSessionModalView`, `welcome`)
-    store.commit(`toggleSessionModal`, true)
   }
   next()
 }
@@ -65,7 +58,7 @@ export const startApp = async (
   // directive to focus form fields
   /* istanbul ignore next */
   Vue.directive(`focus`, {
-    inserted: function(el) {
+    inserted: function (el) {
       el.focus()
     }
   })
@@ -83,11 +76,11 @@ export const startApp = async (
 
     // handle uncaught errors
     /* istanbul ignore next */
-    window.addEventListener(`unhandledrejection`, function(event) {
+    window.addEventListener(`unhandledrejection`, function (event) {
       Sentry.captureException(event.reason)
     })
     /* istanbul ignore next */
-    window.addEventListener(`error`, function(event) {
+    window.addEventListener(`error`, function (event) {
       Sentry.captureException(event.reason)
     })
 
@@ -105,7 +98,7 @@ export const startApp = async (
   })
 
   router.beforeEach(routeGuard(store))
-  
+
   if (urlParams.experimental) {
     store.commit(`setExperimentalMode`)
   }
diff --git a/test/unit/specs/App.spec.js b/test/unit/specs/App.spec.js
index 3615158a34..f754486b32 100644
--- a/test/unit/specs/App.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/specs/App.spec.js
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ describe(`App Start`, () => {
       expect(commit).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
       expect(next).toHaveBeenCalled()
     })
+
     it(`redirects to my validators`, async () => {
       const commit = jest.fn()
       const store = {
@@ -160,28 +161,6 @@ describe(`App Start`, () => {
       guard(to, { fullPath: `/` }, next)
       expect(next).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`/staking/my-delegations`)
     })
-
-    it(`redirects to session page if not logged in`, async () => {
-      const commit = jest.fn()
-      const store = {
-        commit,
-        state: { session: { pauseHistory: false, signedIn: false } },
-        getters: { session: { pauseHistory: false, signedIn: false } }
-      }
-      const to = {
-        redirectedFrom: ``,
-        fullPath: `/wallet`,
-        path: `/wallet`,
-        name: `Wallet`,
-        matched: [{ meta: { requiresAuth: true } }]
-      }
-      const next = jest.fn()
-      const guard = routeGuard(store)
-      // from.fullPath !== to.fullPath && !store.getters.user.pauseHistory
-      guard(to, { fullPath: `/` }, next)
-      expect(commit).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`setSessionModalView`, `welcome`)
-      expect(commit).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`toggleSessionModal`, true)
-    })
   })
 
   it(`activates analytics`, async () => {
diff --git a/test/unit/specs/components/common/__snapshots__/CardSignInRequired.spec.js.snap b/test/unit/specs/components/common/__snapshots__/CardSignInRequired.spec.js.snap
index 081c64fa41..9bec46ef0d 100644
--- a/test/unit/specs/components/common/__snapshots__/CardSignInRequired.spec.js.snap
+++ b/test/unit/specs/components/common/__snapshots__/CardSignInRequired.spec.js.snap
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ exports[`CardSignInRequired shows a sign in required card 1`] = `
    
   <div>
     
-    This page shows data for your address. To access the page, please 
+    This page shows data for a specific address. To access the page, please
+    
     <a>
       sign in
     </a>
diff --git a/test/unit/specs/components/governance/__snapshots__/TabProposals.spec.js.snap b/test/unit/specs/components/governance/__snapshots__/TabProposals.spec.js.snap
index d7ac405872..75edee1ff8 100644
--- a/test/unit/specs/components/governance/__snapshots__/TabProposals.spec.js.snap
+++ b/test/unit/specs/components/governance/__snapshots__/TabProposals.spec.js.snap
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ exports[`TabProposals shows a message if there is nothing to display 1`] = `
     >
       <h5>
         
-    There are currently no governance proposals on the Cosmos Hub. Submit a new one by clicking the 'Create Proposal' button above.
+    There are currently no governance proposals to display. Click the 'Create Proposal' button to submit a proposal.
   
       </h5>
     </div>
diff --git a/test/unit/specs/components/wallet/PageWallet.spec.js b/test/unit/specs/components/wallet/PageWallet.spec.js
index 867ec71858..74837a62e5 100644
--- a/test/unit/specs/components/wallet/PageWallet.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/specs/components/wallet/PageWallet.spec.js
@@ -39,6 +39,24 @@ describe(`PageWallet`, () => {
     expect(wrapper.vm.$el).toMatchSnapshot()
   })
 
+  it(`should show the sending modal`, () => {
+    wrapper.vm.showModal(`STAKE`)
+    expect(wrapper.exists(`send-modal`)).toBe(true)
+    expect(wrapper.vm.$el).toMatchSnapshot()
+  })
+
+  it(`should not show denoms or the faucet button for a user who is not signed in`, () => {
+    $store.getters.session.signedIn = false
+    wrapper = shallowMount(PageWallet, {
+      localVue,
+      mocks: {
+        $store
+      }
+    })
+
+    expect(wrapper.vm.$el).toMatchSnapshot()
+  })
+
   it(`should sort the balances by amount desc and denom asc`, () => {
     expect(wrapper.vm.filteredBalances.map(x => x.denom)).toEqual([
       `fermion`,
@@ -122,12 +140,6 @@ describe(`PageWallet`, () => {
     expect(wrapper.exists(`tm-data-loading`)).toBe(true)
   })
 
-  it(`should show the sending modal`, () => {
-    wrapper.vm.showModal(`STAKE`)
-    expect(wrapper.exists(`send-modal`)).toBe(true)
-    expect(wrapper.vm.$el).toMatchSnapshot()
-  })
-
   it(`should call getmoney`, async () => {
     await PageWallet.methods.faucet.call({
       $store, session: { signedIn: true, address: `cosmos1address` }
diff --git a/test/unit/specs/components/wallet/__snapshots__/PageWallet.spec.js.snap b/test/unit/specs/components/wallet/__snapshots__/PageWallet.spec.js.snap
index 10560d4db7..3f1c504481 100644
--- a/test/unit/specs/components/wallet/__snapshots__/PageWallet.spec.js.snap
+++ b/test/unit/specs/components/wallet/__snapshots__/PageWallet.spec.js.snap
@@ -52,10 +52,59 @@ exports[`PageWallet should display the wallet page 1`] = `
 </tm-page-stub>
 `;
 
+exports[`PageWallet should not show denoms or the faucet button for a user who is not signed in 1`] = `
+<tm-page-stub
+  data-title="Wallet"
+  dataset="[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]"
+  refresh="function () { [native code] }"
+  signinrequired="true"
+  subtitle=""
+  title=""
+>
+  <tm-data-msg-stub
+    icon="help_outline"
+    id="account_empty_msg"
+  >
+    <div>
+      
+      Account empty
+    
+    </div>
+     
+    <div>
+      
+      This account doesn't have anything in it yet.
+    
+    </div>
+  </tm-data-msg-stub>
+   
+  <li-coin-stub
+    class="tm-li-balance"
+    coin="[object Object]"
+  />
+  <li-coin-stub
+    class="tm-li-balance"
+    coin="[object Object]"
+  />
+  <li-coin-stub
+    class="tm-li-balance"
+    coin="[object Object]"
+  />
+  <li-coin-stub
+    class="tm-li-balance"
+    coin="[object Object]"
+  />
+   
+  <!---->
+   
+  <send-modal-stub />
+</tm-page-stub>
+`;
+
 exports[`PageWallet should show the sending modal 1`] = `
 <tm-page-stub
   data-title="Wallet"
-  dataset=""
+  dataset="[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]"
   refresh="function () { [native code] }"
   signinrequired="true"
   subtitle=""