diff --git a/application-server/node/index.js b/application-server/node/index.js
index ac227291..20db2338 100644
--- a/application-server/node/index.js
+++ b/application-server/node/index.js
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@ const SERVER_PORT = process.env.SERVER_PORT || 6080;
 const LIVEKIT_API_KEY = process.env.LIVEKIT_API_KEY || "devkey";
 const LIVEKIT_API_SECRET = process.env.LIVEKIT_API_SECRET || "secret";
 
-const webhookReceiver = new WebhookReceiver(
-  LIVEKIT_API_KEY,
-  LIVEKIT_API_SECRET
-);
-
 const app = express();
 
 app.use(cors());
@@ -35,6 +30,11 @@ app.post("/token", async (req, res) => {
   res.json(token);
 });
 
+const webhookReceiver = new WebhookReceiver(
+  LIVEKIT_API_KEY,
+  LIVEKIT_API_SECRET
+);
+
 app.post("/webhook", async (req, res) => {
   try {
     const event = await webhookReceiver.receive(