diff --git a/backend/controllers/index.js b/backend/controllers/index.js
index 93f7810..bdcb063 100644
--- a/backend/controllers/index.js
+++ b/backend/controllers/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 var express = require ('express'), router = express.Router ();
 
 router.use ('/skill', require ('./skill'));
+router.use ('/saburly', require('./saburlyEntryPoint'));
 
 module.exports = router;
diff --git a/backend/controllers/saburlyEntryPoint.js b/backend/controllers/saburlyEntryPoint.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b3f90e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/controllers/saburlyEntryPoint.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+var express = require ('express'), router = express.Router ();
+const config = require('../config/config');
+var bodyParser = require ('body-parser');
+var Alexa = require('alexa-sdk');
+
+
+router.get('/', async (req, res) => {
+    console.log("GET request on /saburly");
+    // Build the context manually, because Amazon Lambda is missing
+    var context = {
+        succeed: function (result) {
+            console.log(result);
+            res.json(result);
+        },
+        fail:function (error) {
+            console.log(error);
+        }
+    };
+
+    const handlers = {
+        'LaunchRequest': function () {
+            console.log("Launch request");
+            this.emit(':tell', 'Welcome to Saburly');
+            this.emit('HelloWorldIntent');
+        },
+     
+        'HelloWorldIntent': function () {
+            console.log("Hello world intent");
+            this.emit(':tell', 'Hello World!');
+        }
+    };
+
+    // Delegate the request to the Alexa SDK and the declared intent-handlers
+    var alexa = Alexa.handler(req.body, context);
+    alexa.appId = config.SKILL_ID;
+    alexa.registerHandlers(handlers);
+    alexa.execute();
+});
+
+module.exports = router;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 74d58ac..421c735 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "main": "test.js",
   "dependencies": {
     "alexa-app": "4.2.0",
+    "alexa-sdk": "^1.0.25",
     "body-parser": "^1.13.1",
     "ejs": "^2.5.7",
     "express": "^4.13.0",
diff --git a/backend/server.js b/backend/server.js
index 859389c..32e38e1 100644
--- a/backend/server.js
+++ b/backend/server.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const config = require ('./config/config');
 const constants = require ('./config/constants');
 require ('isomorphic-fetch');
 var express = require ('express');
-var alexa = require('./components/alexa');
+//var alexa = require('./components/alexa');
 
 
 var MongoClient = require ('mongodb').MongoClient;
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const router = express.Router ();
 var app = express ();
 
 // ALWAYS setup the alexa app and attach it to express before anything else.
-alexa.init (app);
+//alexa.init (app);
 
 app.set ('view engine', 'ejs');
 app.use (require ('./middleware')); //common middleware for all requests
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ MongoClient.connect (config.DB_URL)
 
     app.listen (config.PORT, () => {
       console.log ('Express server running on port  ' + config.PORT);
-      alexa.updateIntentsJSON ();
+      //alexa.updateIntentsJSON ();
       databaseHelper.loadTokens ();
     });
   })