diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8c5e1f5..35606e8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -70,6 +70,14 @@
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     },
+    "axios": {
+      "version": "0.21.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-0.21.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dKQiRHxGD9PPRIUNIWvZhPTPpl1rf/OxTYKsqKUDjBwYylTvV7SjSHJb9ratfyzM6wCdLCOYLzs73qpg5c4iGA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "follow-redirects": "^1.10.0"
+      }
+    },
     "balanced-match": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/balanced-match/-/balanced-match-1.0.2.tgz",
@@ -340,6 +348,11 @@
         "unpipe": "~1.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "follow-redirects": {
+      "version": "1.14.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.14.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-HWqDgT7ZEkqRzBvc2s64vSZ/hfOceEol3ac/7tKwzuvEyWx3/4UegXh5oBOIotkGsObyk3xznnSRVADBgWSQVg=="
+    },
     "forever-agent": {
       "version": "0.6.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/forever-agent/-/forever-agent-0.6.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 29d2162..b008a30 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   "author": "",
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
+    "axios": "^0.21.1",
     "body-parser": "^1.19.0",
     "dotenv": "^10.0.0",
     "ejs": "^3.1.6",
diff --git a/routes/webhook.route.js b/routes/webhook.route.js
index bbc3168..bc27752 100644
--- a/routes/webhook.route.js
+++ b/routes/webhook.route.js
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ router.post('/', (req, res) => {
 
 
 // Handles messages events
-function handleMessage(senderPsid, receivedMessage) {
+async function handleMessage(senderPsid, receivedMessage) {
   let response;
   // Checks if the message contains text
   if (receivedMessage.text) {