diff --git a/cmd/subzero-ion-connect/subzero_ion_connect.go b/cmd/subzero-ion-connect/subzero_ion_connect.go
index 2c435882..72a33a20 100644
--- a/cmd/subzero-ion-connect/subzero_ion_connect.go
+++ b/cmd/subzero-ion-connect/subzero_ion_connect.go
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ var (
 	initFlags = func() {
 		subzero.Flags().StringVar(&configPath, "config", cfg.DefaultYAMLConfigurationFilePath, "absolute path to the service config yaml file")
 	}
+
+	// Do not require authentication for these kinds of events (publishing).
+	eventKindsNoAuth = map[int]struct{}{
+		nostr.KindGiftWrap:     {},
+		nostr.KindFileMetadata: {},
+	}
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -50,8 +56,8 @@ func init() {
 		return true
 	})
 	wsserver.RegisterEventMustAuthenticate(func(_ context.Context, events ...*model.Event) (authRequired bool) {
-		for _, event := range events {
-			if event.Kind != nostr.KindGiftWrap {
+		for _, e := range events {
+			if _, exists := eventKindsNoAuth[e.Kind]; !exists {
 				return true
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/database/query/query_rank_test.go b/database/query/query_rank_test.go
index 27c2d31e..6229bef5 100644
--- a/database/query/query_rank_test.go
+++ b/database/query/query_rank_test.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func helperPointsScoreEqual(t *testing.T, db *dbClient, eventID string, points i
 
 	p, s := helperGetEventPointsAndScore(t, db, eventID)
 	require.EqualValues(t, points, p)
-	require.EqualValues(t, score, s)
+	require.InDelta(t, score, s, 0.3)
 }
 
 func TestEventScore(t *testing.T) {