diff --git a/packages/doorman-api/functions/api/door/notify.js b/packages/doorman-api/functions/api/door/notify.js
index 353cd01..0f555c3 100644
--- a/packages/doorman-api/functions/api/door/notify.js
+++ b/packages/doorman-api/functions/api/door/notify.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 function jsonMsgSuffix(jsonString) {
-  if (jsonString === undefined) {
+  if (!jsonString) {
     return "";
   }
   try {
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ exports.handler = async function(context, event, callback) {
   try {
     users = JSON.parse(users);
     msgs = JSON.parse(msgs);
+    console.log("before parsing", jsons);
     jsons = JSON.parse(jsons);
+    console.log("after parsing", jsons);
 
     promises = msgs.map((msg, i) => 
       discord.sendMessageToUser(
diff --git a/packages/doorman-client/functions/buzzer-activated.js b/packages/doorman-client/functions/buzzer-activated.js
index 7029c7c..4f27146 100644
--- a/packages/doorman-client/functions/buzzer-activated.js
+++ b/packages/doorman-client/functions/buzzer-activated.js
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ exports.handler = async function(context, event, callback) {
     msg + u + ')'
   );
 
-  await notifyDiscord(context, msgs, config.discordUsers, []);
+  await notifyDiscord(context, msgs, config.discordUsers, config.discordUsers.map(() => undefined));
 
   let discordLock = false;
   let intervals = [];