diff --git a/src/_types/augment.d.ts b/src/_types/augment.d.ts
index ecb083c..1e15396 100644
--- a/src/_types/augment.d.ts
+++ b/src/_types/augment.d.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ declare global {
       JWT_SECRET: string;
       AUTH_TOKEN_EXPIRY: string;
       MONGODB_URI: string;
+      JUDGING_URL: string;
+      JUDGING_TOKEN: string;
+      // object id for the judging expo checkin item
+      EXPO_EVENT_ID: string;
       // Email config
       EMAIL_HOST?: string;
       EMAIL_USER?: string;
diff --git a/src/controllers/CheckInController.ts b/src/controllers/CheckInController.ts
index 0b8fa83..5a1d765 100644
--- a/src/controllers/CheckInController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/CheckInController.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ import {
   getPointsPipeline,
 } from "../aggregations/checkin";
 
+import { ObjectId } from "bson";
+import Team from "src/models/Team";
+import Project from "src/models/Project";
+import { findUserTeam } from "./TeamController";
+
 export const recalculatePoints = async (
   req: Request,
   res: Response
@@ -273,6 +278,19 @@ export const checkInUser = async (
     await checkIn.save();
     await profile.save();
 
+    if (item._id.equals(process.env.EXPO_EVENT_ID)) {
+      // checking into judging expo
+      const team = await findUserTeam(user._id)
+      const project = await Project.findOne({ team: team._id });
+      const judgingUrl = process.env.JUDGING_URL;
+      fetch(`${judgingUrl}/checkin?helixProjectId=${project._id}`, {
+        method: "PUT",
+        headers: {
+          authorization: process.env.JUDGING_TOKEN,
+        },
+      });
+    }
+
     const json = checkIn.toJSON();
     res.json(json);
   } catch (err) {