diff --git a/packages/doorman-api/src/functions/api/door/auth.ts b/packages/doorman-api/src/functions/api/door/auth.ts
index a286b0e..e99af79 100644
--- a/packages/doorman-api/src/functions/api/door/auth.ts
+++ b/packages/doorman-api/src/functions/api/door/auth.ts
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ export const handler: ServerlessFunctionSignature<TwilioContext, AuthRequestTwil
   getMetricFromRegistry<Counter>(metricsRegistry, AuthMetrics.AUTH_METHOD)
     .inc({ method }, 1);
 
-  const fingerprint = { 
+  const fingerprint = {
     method,
     userAgent: event.request.headers['user-agent'],
     ip: event.ip,
   };
 
   // take timeout from the query string
-  const timeout = event.timeout || config.timeout;
+  const timeout = req.timeout || config.timeout;
 
   // check lock status if locked, then unlock. If unlocked then lock
   const lock = await db.entities.lockStatus.findById(getLockStatusID(door));
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export const handler: ServerlessFunctionSignature<TwilioContext, AuthRequestTwil
   } else {
     await db.entities.lockStatus.save(createLockStatusWithTimeout(door, timeout, fingerprint));
 
-    setResponseJson(response, 200, { 
+    setResponseJson(response, 200, {
       msg: `Opened the door "${door}" for ${timeout}s`
     });
   }