diff --git a/lib/storage/file.js b/lib/storage/file.js
index 994680218..255f74016 100644
--- a/lib/storage/file.js
+++ b/lib/storage/file.js
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ module.exports.create = function (conf, _cb) {
 
             getWeakLock: function (channelName, _cb) {
                 var cb = Util.once(Util.mkAsync(_cb));
-                if (!isValidChannelId(channelName)) { return void cb(new Error('EINVAL')); }
+                //if (!isValidChannelId(channelName)) { return void cb(new Error('EINVAL')); } // XXX
                 schedule.unordered(channelName, cb);
             },