diff --git a/packages/doorman-api/functions/api/door/notify.js b/packages/doorman-api/functions/api/door/notify.js
index b5e333d..b974660 100644
--- a/packages/doorman-api/functions/api/door/notify.js
+++ b/packages/doorman-api/functions/api/door/notify.js
@@ -1,25 +1,46 @@
+function jsonMsgSuffix(jsonString) {
+  if (jsonString === undefined) {
+    return "";
+  }
+  try {
+    const fingerprint = JSON.parse(jsonString);
+    return `\`\`\`# Unlocked by\n${JSON.stringify(fingerprint, null, 4)}\`\`\``;
+  } catch (e) {
+    return `\`\`\`# Unlocked by\n# WARN: Unknown or corrupt raw fingerprint:\n ${jsonString}\`\`\``;
+  }
+}
+
 exports.handler = async function(context, event, callback) {
   const response = new Twilio.Response();
-
   const discordPath = Runtime.getFunctions()['common/discord'].path;
   const discord = require(discordPath);
 
-  let msg = event.msg;
+  let users = event.discordUser;
+  let msgs = event.msg;
+  let jsons = event.json;
+  let promises;
 
-  if (event.json && event.json != "undefined") {
-    try {
-      const fingerprint = JSON.parse(event.json);
-      msg += `\`\`\`# Unlocked by\n${JSON.stringify(fingerprint, null, 4)}\`\`\``;
-    } catch (e) {
-      msg += `\`\`\`# Unlocked by\n# WARN: Unknown or corrupt raw fingerprint:\n ${event.json}\`\`\``;
-    }
+  try {
+    users = JSON.parse(users);
+    msgs = JSON.parse(msgs);
+    jsons = JSON.parse(jsons);
+
+    promises = msgs.map((msg, i) => 
+      discord.sendMessageToUser(
+        context,
+        users[i], 
+        msg + jsonMsgSuffix(jsons[i])
+      ).catch(e => console.error(e))
+    );
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error(e);
   }
 
-  // user must be in "Doorman" server
-  await discord.sendMessageToUser(context, 
-    event.discordUser,
-    msg,
-  ).catch((e) => console.error(e));
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    console.log("Ungraceful finish: running out of time");
+    callback(null, response);
+  }, 5000);
 
+  await Promise.all(promises);
   return callback(null, response);
 };
diff --git a/packages/doorman-api/functions/common/discord.private.js b/packages/doorman-api/functions/common/discord.private.js
index dccdddf..6c1887e 100644
--- a/packages/doorman-api/functions/common/discord.private.js
+++ b/packages/doorman-api/functions/common/discord.private.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ exports.getDiscordClient = async (context) => {
     const client = new Client({
       intents: [GatewayIntentBits.DirectMessages],
       rest: {
-        timeout: 8_000, // 8s
+        timeout: 4_000, // 4s
       }
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/doorman-client/functions/buzzer-activated.js b/packages/doorman-client/functions/buzzer-activated.js
index f80cfaf..7170772 100644
--- a/packages/doorman-client/functions/buzzer-activated.js
+++ b/packages/doorman-client/functions/buzzer-activated.js
@@ -14,14 +14,12 @@ async function getConfig(context, buzzer) {
 
 function notifyDiscord(context, msg, u, optionalJsonStr) {
   return fetch(context.DOORMAN_URL + 
-    `/api/door/notify?discordUser=${u}&msg=${encodeURIComponent(msg)}&json=${encodeURIComponent(optionalJsonStr)}`,
+    `/api/door/notify?discordUser=${encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(u))}&msg=${encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(msg))}&json=${encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(optionalJsonStr))}`,
   ).catch(err => console.log(err))
 }
 
 function notifyAllDiscord(context, config, msg, optionalJsonStr) {
-  return Promise.all(config.discordUsers.map((u) => 
-    notifyDiscord(context, msg, u, optionalJsonStr)
-  ));
+  return notifyDiscord(context, config.discordUsers.map(() => msg), config.discordUsers, config.discordUsers.map(() => optionalJsonStr).filter(Boolean));
 }
 
 function doorOpenTwiml(twiml, config) {
@@ -68,11 +66,11 @@ exports.handler = async function(context, event, callback) {
 
   // let users know someone is currently buzzing, and allow unlock by discord user
   let msg = `🔔 Someone is dialing right now @ Door "${config.door}" [Click to unlock](${context.DOORMAN_URL}/api/door/auth?door=${config.door}&key=`;
-  
-  // TODO: should we await for one delivery?
-  Promise.race(config.discordUsers.map((u) => 
-    notifyDiscord(context, msg + u + ')', u)
-  ));
+  let msgs = config.discordUsers.map((u) => 
+    msg + u + ')'
+  );
+
+  notifyDiscord(context, msgs, config.discordUsers, []);
 
   let discordLock = false;
   let intervals = [];
@@ -101,7 +99,7 @@ exports.handler = async function(context, event, callback) {
             }
           }
         }).catch(err => console.log(invokeId, err));
-    }, 500));
+    }, 750));
   });
 
   const gracefulFallbackPromise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
@@ -118,7 +116,8 @@ exports.handler = async function(context, event, callback) {
         await notifyAllDiscord(
           context, 
           config, 
-          `📞 Somebody buzzed the door and it dialed through to fallback phone numbers @ Door "${config.door}"`
+          `📞 Somebody buzzed the door and it dialed through to fallback phone numbers @ Door "${config.door}"`,
+          undefined
         );
         resolve(twiml);
       } else {
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ exports.handler = async function(context, event, callback) {
         invokeId, "UngracefulFallbackPromise: Cutting it too close to timeout! Skipping notifying users and calling fallback"
       );
       resolve(twiml);
-    }, 8000));
+    }, 9500));
   });
 
   const twiml = await Promise.race([unlockPromise, gracefulFallbackPromise, ungracefulFallbackPromise]);