diff --git a/server/email/sendemail.js b/server/email/sendemail.js
index dc2387b1f..277915d17 100644
--- a/server/email/sendemail.js
+++ b/server/email/sendemail.js
@@ -209,15 +209,15 @@ async function logEmail(req, email) {
 exports.emailBounce = async function (req, res, next) {
   try {
     const body = JSON.parse(req.body);
-    if (body.type !== "Notification") {
+    if (body.Type === "SubscriptionConfirmation") {
       logger.log("SNS-message", "DEBUG", "api", null, {
         body: req.body,
       });
     }
-    if (body.Type === "Notification") {
-      const message = JSON.parse(body.Message);
+    if (body.notificationType === "Bounce") {
+     // const message = JSON.parse(body.Message);
       let replyTo, subject, messageId;
-      message.mail.headers.forEach((header) => {
+      body.mail.headers.forEach((header) => {
         if (header.name === "Reply-To") {
           replyTo = header.value;
         } else if (header.name === "Subject") {
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ exports.emailBounce = async function (req, res, next) {
       const result = await client.request(queries.UPDATE_EMAIL_AUDIT, {
         sesid: messageId,
         status: "Bounced",
-        context: message.bounce?.bouncedRecipients,
+        context: body.bounce?.bouncedRecipients,
       });
       transporter.sendMail(
         {
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ exports.emailBounce = async function (req, res, next) {
           subject: `ImEX Online Bounced Email - RE: ${subject}`,
           text: `ImEX Online has tried to deliver an email with the subject: ${subject} to the intended recipients but encountered an error.
 
-${message.bounce?.bouncedRecipients.map(
+${body.bounce?.bouncedRecipients.map(
   (r) =>
     `Recipient: ${r.emailAddress} | Status: ${r.action} | Code: ${r.diagnosticCode}
             `