diff --git a/packages/doorman-api/functions/api/door/status.js b/packages/doorman-api/functions/api/door/status.js
index f087081..f056120 100644
--- a/packages/doorman-api/functions/api/door/status.js
+++ b/packages/doorman-api/functions/api/door/status.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ exports.handler = async function(context, event, callback) {
       }
 
       response
-        .setStatusCode(401)
+        .setStatusCode(200)
         .appendHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json')
         .setBody({
           status: "CLOSED", 
diff --git a/packages/doorman-client/functions/buzzer-activated.js b/packages/doorman-client/functions/buzzer-activated.js
index 2f9de26..5ea3a59 100644
--- a/packages/doorman-client/functions/buzzer-activated.js
+++ b/packages/doorman-client/functions/buzzer-activated.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const http = require('http');
 /**
  * Helper function to do an HTTP request and just await transmission, but not await a response.
  * ref: https://www.sensedeep.com/blog/posts/stories/lambda-fast-http.html
- * @param {*} url - the URL to do HTTP request to
+ * @param url - the URL to do HTTP request to
  * @returns promise signalling HTTP request has been transmitted
  */
 async function lambdaFastHttp(url) {
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ exports.handler = async function(context, event, callback) {
   const unlockPromise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     intervals.push(setInterval(() => {
       fetch(context.DOORMAN_URL + `/api/door/status?door=${config.door}`)
-        .then(async res => {
-          if (res.status === 200) {
+        .then(res => res.json())
+        .then(async body => {
+          if (body?.status === "OPEN") {
             clearInterval(intervals[0]);
-            const body = await res.json();
             const twiml = new Twilio.twiml.VoiceResponse();
             doorOpenTwiml(twiml, config);
             if (!discordLock) {
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ exports.handler = async function(context, event, callback) {
           invokeId, "GracefulFallbackPromise: dropping out of the race, unlock is already notifying discord users"
         );
       }
-    }, 6000));
+    }, 8000));
   });
 
   const ungracefulFallbackPromise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {