diff --git a/src/backend/src/controllers/slack.controllers.ts b/src/backend/src/controllers/slack.controllers.ts
index e3c042291b..51388961a6 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/controllers/slack.controllers.ts
+++ b/src/backend/src/controllers/slack.controllers.ts
@@ -1,42 +1,51 @@
 import { Request, Response } from 'express';
-import crypto from 'crypto';
+//import crypto from 'crypto';
 import slackServices from '../services/slack.services';
 
 export default class slackController {
   static async handleEvent(req: Request, res: Response) {
     console.log('got a slack req');
     if (req.body.type === 'url_verification') {
-      return res.status(200).send({ challenge: req.body.challenge });
+      res.status(200).send({ challenge: req.body.challenge });
     }
 
-    const slackSignature = req.headers['x-slack-signature'] as string;
+    console.log('EVENT');
+
+    //const slackSignature = req.headers['x-slack-signature'] as string;
     const slackTimeStamp = req.headers['X-Slack-Request-Timestamp'] as string;
 
     if (Math.abs(Date.now() - Number(slackTimeStamp) * 1000) > 60 * 5 * 1000) {
-      return res.status(400).send('Slack request verification failed due to expired timestamp');
+      res.status(400).send('Slack request verification failed due to expired timestamp');
     }
-
+    /*
     const reqBody = req.body;
 
     const signatureBase = 'v0:' + slackTimeStamp + ':' + reqBody;
-
+    
     const finalSignature =
       'v0=' +
       crypto
         .createHmac('sha256', process.env.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN ? process.env.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN : '')
         .update(signatureBase)
         .digest('hex');
+        */
 
+    console.log('PROCESSING');
+    slackServices.processEvent(req.body);
+    res.status(200).send('Event recieved');
+    /*
     if (
       crypto.timingSafeEqual(
         Uint8Array.from(Buffer.from(finalSignature, 'utf8')),
         Uint8Array.from(Buffer.from(slackSignature, 'utf8'))
       )
     ) {
+      console.log('WORKING');
       slackServices.processEvent(req.body);
-      return res.status(200).send('Event recieved');
+      res.status(200).send('Event recieved');
     }
-
-    return res.status(400).send('Slack request verification failed due to incorrect signature');
+    console.log('INVALID SIGNITURE');
+    res.status(400).send('Slack request verification failed due to incorrect signature');
+    */
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/src/services/slack.services.ts b/src/backend/src/services/slack.services.ts
index 641c746314..20cbd3039f 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/services/slack.services.ts
+++ b/src/backend/src/services/slack.services.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export default class slackServices {
-  static async processEvent(req: any ) {
+  static async processEvent(req: any) {
     //TODO: process request
     console.log(req);
   }