diff --git a/app/(pages)/(hackers)/(hub)/page.tsx b/app/(pages)/(hackers)/(hub)/page.tsx
index d2e295ab..87d190a4 100644
--- a/app/(pages)/(hackers)/(hub)/page.tsx
+++ b/app/(pages)/(hackers)/(hub)/page.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import HeroJudging from '../_components/HomeJudging/HeroJudging';
 import HackerChoiceAward from '../_components/HomeJudging/HackersChoiceAwards';
 import HeroHacking from '../_components/HomeHacking/HeroHacking';
 import { useRollout } from '@pages/_hooks/useRollout';
-import HeroWaiting from '../_components/HomeJudging/HeroWaiting';
 
 export default function Page() {
   const { rolloutRes, loading } = useRollout('hacking-starts');
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ export default function Page() {
         </ClientTimeProtectedDisplay>
         {/* temporarilty set featureId below to "hero-hacking" to test */}
         <ClientTimeProtectedDisplay featureId="hero-judging">
-          <HeroWaiting />
           <HeroJudging />
           <HackerChoiceAward />
         </ClientTimeProtectedDisplay>
diff --git a/app/(pages)/(hackers)/_components/HomeJudging/HeroJudging.tsx b/app/(pages)/(hackers)/_components/HomeJudging/HeroJudging.tsx
index 2a7cd50f..3160fd89 100644
--- a/app/(pages)/(hackers)/_components/HomeJudging/HeroJudging.tsx
+++ b/app/(pages)/(hackers)/_components/HomeJudging/HeroJudging.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { LuEye, LuEyeOff } from 'react-icons/lu';
 
 import useTableNumberContext from '@pages/_hooks/useTableNumberContext';
 import JudgeBanners from './_components/JudgeBanners';
-// import HeroWaiting from './HeroWaiting';
+import HeroWaiting from './HeroWaiting';
 import DoneJudgingModal from './_components/DoneJudgingModal';
 
 import clouds from '@public/hackers/hero/Clouds.svg';
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ export default function HeroJudging() {
     }
   }, [hasDismissedModal]);
 
-  // if (!tableNumber) {
-  //   return <HeroWaiting />;
-  // }
+  if (!tableNumber) {
+    return <HeroWaiting />;
+  }
 
   return (
     <div className="w-full h-screen p-4 md:p-10">