diff --git a/smart_service/apis/publish_api.py b/smart_service/apis/publish_api.py
index 1ce4954..d676aba 100644
--- a/smart_service/apis/publish_api.py
+++ b/smart_service/apis/publish_api.py
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ def old_merge_json_files(old_json_path, new_json_path, out_file_path):
     except Exception as e:
         return False, frappe.get_traceback()
 
-@frappe.whitelist()
+@frappe.whitelist(allow_guest=1)
 def merge_json_files(old_json_path, new_json_path, out_file_path):
     try:
         final_data = {"JSON": []}