diff --git a/aws-node-github-webhook-listener/handler.js b/aws-node-github-webhook-listener/handler.js
index fd25a220d..1f3a760d0 100644
--- a/aws-node-github-webhook-listener/handler.js
+++ b/aws-node-github-webhook-listener/handler.js
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ module.exports.githubWebhookListener = (event, context, callback) => {
   const sig = headers['X-Hub-Signature'];
   const githubEvent = headers['X-GitHub-Event'];
   const id = headers['X-GitHub-Delivery'];
-  const calculatedSig = signRequestBody(token, JSON.stringify(event.body));
+  const calculatedSig = signRequestBody(token, event.body);
+  const eventObj = JSON.parse(event.body);
 
   if (typeof token !== 'string') {
     errMsg = '[401] must provide a \'GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET\' env variable';
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ module.exports.githubWebhookListener = (event, context, callback) => {
 
   /* eslint-disable */
   console.log('---------------------------------');
-  console.log(`Github-Event: "${githubEvent}" with action: "${event.body.action}"`);
+  console.log(`Github-Event: "${githubEvent}" with action: "${eventObj.action}"`);
   console.log('---------------------------------');
   console.log('Payload', event.body);
   /* eslint-enable */