diff --git a/src/expenseProcessor.js b/src/expenseProcessor.js
index 0c852d8..6fa2f08 100644
--- a/src/expenseProcessor.js
+++ b/src/expenseProcessor.js
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ async function slackPost(method, token, body) {
 }
 
 export const handler = async (event) => {
-  if (event.reaction !== "white_check_mark") {
-    console.log("Not white_check_mark reaction, skipping");
+  if (event.type !== "reaction_added" || event.reaction !== "white_check_mark") {
+    console.log(`Skipping event type=${event.type} reaction=${event.reaction}`);
     return;
   }
 
@@ -78,21 +78,21 @@ export const handler = async (event) => {
   });
   const originalText = history.messages[0].text;
 
-  const permalinkResp = await slackGet("chat.getPermalink", token, {
-    channel: fromChannel,
-    message_ts: messageTs,
-  });
-  const permalink = permalinkResp.permalink;
-
   const text = originalText.replace(REACT_HINT_RE, "").trim();
   const nextStage = STAGES[toChannel];
   const nextLabel = nextStage ? nextStage.label : null;
   const reactLine = nextLabel
     ? `\n\n_React_ :white_check_mark: _to advance to ${nextLabel}_`
     : "";
-  const permalinkLine = isOrigin
-    ? `\n\n:paperclip: *Original Submission:* <${permalink}|View Original Message>`
-    : "";
+
+  let permalinkLine = "";
+  if (isOrigin) {
+    const permalinkResp = await slackGet("chat.getPermalink", token, {
+      channel: fromChannel,
+      message_ts: messageTs,
+    });
+    permalinkLine = `\n\n:paperclip: *Original Submission:* <${permalinkResp.permalink}|View Original Message>`;
+  }
   const fullText = `${text}${permalinkLine}${reactLine}`;
 
   await slackPost("chat.postMessage", token, {
diff --git a/src/expenseReceiver.js b/src/expenseReceiver.js
index e81cf59..59450fe 100644
--- a/src/expenseReceiver.js
+++ b/src/expenseReceiver.js
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ function verifySignature(body, timestamp, signature, secret) {
   const expected =
     "v0=" + crypto.createHmac("sha256", secret).update(base).digest("hex");
 
-  return crypto.timingSafeEqual(
-    Buffer.from(expected),
-    Buffer.from(signature)
-  );
+  const expectedBuf = Buffer.from(expected);
+  const signatureBuf = Buffer.from(signature);
+  if (expectedBuf.length !== signatureBuf.length) return false;
+  return crypto.timingSafeEqual(expectedBuf, signatureBuf);
 }
 
 export const handler = async (event) => {