diff --git a/ops_bot/main.py b/ops_bot/main.py
index 90e0f64..c3999b0 100644
--- a/ops_bot/main.py
+++ b/ops_bot/main.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import asyncio
 import json
 import logging
-from typing import Any, Dict, Literal, Optional, cast
+from typing import Any, Dict, Literal, Optional, Tuple, cast
 
 import uvicorn
 from fastapi import Depends, FastAPI, HTTPException, Request, status
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def get_destination(bot_settings: BotSettings, routing_key: str) -> Optional[str
     return bot_settings.routing_keys.get(routing_key, None)
 
 
-async def receive_helper(request: Request):
+async def receive_helper(request: Request) -> Tuple[str, Any]:
     payload: Any = await request.json()
     routing_key = request.path_params["routing_key"]
     room_id = get_destination(request.app.state.bot_settings, routing_key)
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ async def receive_helper(request: Request):
         )
     payload_str = json.dumps(payload, sort_keys=True, indent=2)
     logging.info(f"received payload: \n {payload_str}")
-    return payload
+    return room_id, payload
 
 
 @app.post("/hook/pagerduty/{routing_key}")