diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e2e7ade2..c7293902 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fee_collector"
-version = "1.1.3"
+version = "1.1.4"
 dependencies = [
  "cosmwasm-schema",
  "cosmwasm-std",
diff --git a/contracts/liquidity_hub/fee_collector/Cargo.toml b/contracts/liquidity_hub/fee_collector/Cargo.toml
index 53121bda..14d253d3 100644
--- a/contracts/liquidity_hub/fee_collector/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/liquidity_hub/fee_collector/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "fee_collector"
-version = "1.1.3"
+version = "1.1.4"
 authors = ["Kerber0x <kerber0x@protonmail.com>"]
 edition.workspace = true
 description = "Contract to collect the fees accrued by the pools and vaults in the liquidity hub"
diff --git a/contracts/liquidity_hub/fee_collector/src/commands.rs b/contracts/liquidity_hub/fee_collector/src/commands.rs
index 379c09da..44047ff3 100644
--- a/contracts/liquidity_hub/fee_collector/src/commands.rs
+++ b/contracts/liquidity_hub/fee_collector/src/commands.rs
@@ -19,19 +19,7 @@ use crate::ContractError;
 
 /// Collects fees accrued by the pools and vaults. If a factory is provided then it only collects the
 /// fees from its children.
-pub fn collect_fees(
-    deps: DepsMut,
-    info: MessageInfo,
-    env: Env,
-    collect_fees_for: FeesFor,
-) -> Result<Response, ContractError> {
-    let config: Config = CONFIG.load(deps.storage)?;
-
-    // only the owner or the contract itself can aggregate the fees
-    if info.sender != config.owner && info.sender != env.contract.address {
-        return Err(ContractError::Unauthorized {});
-    }
-
+pub fn collect_fees(deps: DepsMut, collect_fees_for: FeesFor) -> Result<Response, ContractError> {
     let mut collect_fees_messages: Vec<CosmosMsg> = Vec::new();
 
     match collect_fees_for {
diff --git a/contracts/liquidity_hub/fee_collector/src/contract.rs b/contracts/liquidity_hub/fee_collector/src/contract.rs
index 5a0ce7cf..f6e0dfd4 100644
--- a/contracts/liquidity_hub/fee_collector/src/contract.rs
+++ b/contracts/liquidity_hub/fee_collector/src/contract.rs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ pub fn execute(
 ) -> Result<Response, ContractError> {
     match msg {
         ExecuteMsg::CollectFees { collect_fees_for } => {
-            commands::collect_fees(deps, info, env, collect_fees_for)
+            commands::collect_fees(deps, collect_fees_for)
         }
         ExecuteMsg::UpdateConfig {
             owner,