diff --git a/packages/doorman-api/src/functions/api/door/status.ts b/packages/doorman-api/src/functions/api/door/status.ts
index 54d43e2..37ad87c 100644
--- a/packages/doorman-api/src/functions/api/door/status.ts
+++ b/packages/doorman-api/src/functions/api/door/status.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
 import { ServerlessFunctionSignature, ServerlessEventObject } from "@twilio-labs/serverless-runtime-types/types";
 import { TwilioContext } from "../../../types/TwilioContext";
 import { shouldBlockRequest } from "../../../utils/blockUserAgent";
-import { clearLockStatusCommand, createDDBClient, getLockStatusCommand, isLockOpen } from "../../../utils/ddb";
+import { createDynaBridgeClient } from "../../../utils/ddb";
 import { DoorStatus } from "../../../types/DoorStatus";
+import { getLockStatusID, isLockOpen } from "../../../schema/LockStatus";
 
 export interface StatusRequest extends ServerlessEventObject {
   door: string;
@@ -32,42 +33,34 @@ export const handler: ServerlessFunctionSignature<TwilioContext, StatusRequest>
     return callback(null, response);
   }
 
-  const client = createDDBClient(context);
+  const db = createDynaBridgeClient(context);
+  const lock = await db.entities.lockStatus.findById(getLockStatusID(door));
 
-  await client.send(getLockStatusCommand(door))
-    .then(async (lock) => {
-      const isOpen = isLockOpen(lock);
+  const isOpen = isLockOpen(lock);
 
-      if (isOpen) {
-        const fingerprint = JSON.parse(lock?.Item?.fingerprint.S as string);
+  if (isOpen && lock) {
+    const fingerprint = JSON.parse(lock.fingerprint);
 
-        response
-          .setStatusCode(200)
-          .appendHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json')
-          .setBody({
-            status: DoorStatus.OPEN,
-            fingerprint,
-          });
+    response
+      .setStatusCode(200)
+      .appendHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json')
+      .setBody({
+        status: DoorStatus.OPEN,
+        fingerprint,
+      });
 
-        await client.send(clearLockStatusCommand(lock));
-        return;
-      }
-
-      response
-        .setStatusCode(200)
-        .appendHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json')
-        .setBody({
-          status: DoorStatus.CLOSED, 
-        });
-
-    }).catch((e) => {
-      console.log(e);
-      response
-        .setStatusCode(500)
-        .appendHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json')
-        .setBody({ err: e });
+    await db.entities.lockStatus.deleteById(getLockStatusID(door));
+  } else {
+    response
+    .setStatusCode(200)
+    .appendHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json')
+    .setBody({
+      status: DoorStatus.CLOSED, 
     });
+  }
 
-  await client.destroy();
+  // destroy the internal client after
+  // @ts-ignore
+  db.ddbClient.destroy();
   return callback(null, response);
 };