diff --git a/backend/express.js b/backend/express.js
index 017d375..255734a 100644
--- a/backend/express.js
+++ b/backend/express.js
@@ -15,6 +15,68 @@ var ObjectID = require ('mongodb').ObjectID;
 
 const router = express.Router ();
 
+var skillID = 'amzn1.ask.skill.7115bfc9-313e-4728-830b-ebd19ce96cb3';
+var skillDbID = '5a232fb86ce046c749739455'; //_id in database 
+
+var app = express();
+
+// ALWAYS setup the alexa app and attach it to express before anything else.
+var alexaApp = new alexa.app('step3'); // this means we still work with one skill
+
+alexaApp.express({
+  expressApp: app,
+
+  // verifies requests come from amazon alexa. Must be enabled for production.
+  // You can disable this if you're running a dev environment and want to POST
+  // things to test behavior. enabled by default.
+  checkCert: false,
+
+  // sets up a GET route when set to true. This is handy for testing in
+  // development, but not recommended for production. disabled by default
+  debug: true
+});
+
+// now POST calls to /test in express will be handled by the app.request() function
+
+// from here on you can setup any other express routes or middlewares as normal
+
+alexaApp.launch(function(request, response) {
+  const skill = db.collection('skill_list').findOne({_id: ObjectID(skillDbID)}, (err,result)=>{
+    if (err){
+      response.say("I could not find desired skill")
+    }else{
+      response.say(skill.invocationAnswer);
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+var findElementByAttr = function (data, attr, val){
+  for(var i = 0; i < data.length; i ++) {
+    if(data[i][attr] === val) {
+        return i;
+    }
+  }
+  return -1;
+}
+
+alexaApp.request = (jsonRequest) => {
+  const alexaRequest = new alexa.request(jsonRequest);
+  if (alexaRequest.type() === "IntentRequest") {
+    const skill = db.collection('skill_list').findOne({
+      _id: skillDbID
+    });
+    if (skill) {
+      let intentId = findElementByAttr(skill.intents, 'intentName', alexaRequest.data.request.intent.name);
+      const response = new alexa.response(alexaRequest.getSession());
+      if (intentId !== -1){
+        return response.say(skill.intents[intentId].answer);
+      }else{
+        return response.say('Sorry, I could not find desired intent');
+      }
+    }
+  }
+};
+
 router.get ('/getSkill/:id', async (req, res, next) => {
   try {
     const id = req.params.id;
@@ -82,67 +144,6 @@ router.post ('/updateSkill/:id', async (req, res, next) => {
     }
 });
 
-var skillID = 'amzn1.ask.skill.7115bfc9-313e-4728-830b-ebd19ce96cb3';
-var skillDbID = '5a232fb86ce046c749739455'; //_id in database 
-
-var app = express();
-
-// ALWAYS setup the alexa app and attach it to express before anything else.
-var alexaApp = new alexa.app('step3'); // this means we still work with one skill
-
-alexaApp.express({
-  expressApp: app,
-
-  // verifies requests come from amazon alexa. Must be enabled for production.
-  // You can disable this if you're running a dev environment and want to POST
-  // things to test behavior. enabled by default.
-  checkCert: false,
-
-  // sets up a GET route when set to true. This is handy for testing in
-  // development, but not recommended for production. disabled by default
-  debug: true
-});
-
-// now POST calls to /test in express will be handled by the app.request() function
-
-// from here on you can setup any other express routes or middlewares as normal
-
-alexaApp.launch(function(request, response) {
-  const skill = db.collection('skill_list').findOne({_id: ObjectID(skillDbID)}, (err,result)=>{
-    if (err){
-      response.say("I could not find desired skill")
-    }else{
-      response.say(skill.invocationAnswer);
-    }
-  });
-});
-
-var findElementByAttr = function (data, attr, val){
-  for(var i = 0; i < data.length; i ++) {
-    if(data[i][attr] === val) {
-        return i;
-    }
-  }
-  return -1;
-}
-
-alexaApp.request = (jsonRequest) => {
-  const alexaRequest = new alexa.request(jsonRequest);
-  if (alexaRequest.type() === "IntentRequest") {
-    const skill = db.collection('skill_list').findOne({
-      _id: skillDbID
-    });
-    if (skill) {
-      let intentId = findElementByAttr(skill.intents, 'intentName', alexaRequest.data.request.intent.name);
-      const response = new alexa.response(alexaRequest.getSession());
-      if (intentId !== -1){
-        return response.say(skill.intents[intentId].answer);
-      }else{
-        return response.say('Sorry, I could not find desired intent');
-      }
-    }
-  }
-};
 
 app.use (function (req, res, next) {
   res.header ('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*');