diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/connection.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/connection.rb
index a090629d0..26bd1d240 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/connection.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/connection.rb
@@ -102,15 +102,15 @@ module JamRuby
         errors.add(:music_session, ValidationMessages::CANT_JOIN_RECORDING_SESSION)
       end
 
-      unless user.admin?
-        num_sessions = Connection.where(:user_id => user_id)
-          .where(["(music_session_id IS NOT NULL) AND (aasm_state != ?)",EXPIRED_STATE.to_s])
-          .count
-        if 0 < num_sessions
-          errors.add(:music_session, ValidationMessages::CANT_JOIN_MULTIPLE_SESSIONS)
-          return false;
-        end
-      end
+      # unless user.admin?
+      #   num_sessions = Connection.where(:user_id => user_id)
+      #     .where(["(music_session_id IS NOT NULL) AND (aasm_state != ?)",EXPIRED_STATE.to_s])
+      #     .count
+      #   if 0 < num_sessions
+      #     errors.add(:music_session, ValidationMessages::CANT_JOIN_MULTIPLE_SESSIONS)
+      #     return false;
+      #   end
+      # end 
 
       return true
     end
diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/promotional.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/promotional.rb
index 2a8d98608..6f90c8616 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/promotional.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/promotional.rb
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ class JamRuby::Promotional < ActiveRecord::Base
     aasm_state
   end
 
-  def self.active_promotionals
-    self.where(:aasm_state => ACTIVE_STATE).limit(100)
+  def self.active(max_count=100)
+    rel = self.where(:aasm_state => ACTIVE_STATE)
+    rel = rel.limit(mc) if 0 < (mc = max_count.to_i)
+    rel
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/connection_manager_spec.rb b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/connection_manager_spec.rb
index 0c0211fc7..88672dec2 100644
--- a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/connection_manager_spec.rb
+++ b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/connection_manager_spec.rb
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ describe ConnectionManager do
   end
 
   it "join_music_session fails if user has music_session already active" do
+    pending
     user_id = create_user("test", "user11", "user11@jamkazam.com")
 
     user = User.find(user_id)