diff --git a/functions/create-new-task.js b/functions/create-new-task.js
index 46f2796..d2e612b 100644
--- a/functions/create-new-task.js
+++ b/functions/create-new-task.js
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ Remove the checkmark from Check for valid Twilio signature
 
 */
 
-const axios = require('axios');
+const TokenValidator = require('twilio-flex-token-validator').functionValidator;
 
-exports.handler = async function(context, event, callback) {
+exports.handler = TokenValidator(function(context, event, callback) {
 
   Object.keys(event).forEach( thisEvent => console.log(`${thisEvent}: ${event[thisEvent]}`));
 
@@ -62,17 +62,5 @@ exports.handler = async function(context, event, callback) {
     console.log(error);
     callback(error);
   });
-};
+});
 
-async function validateToken(token, accountSid, authToken) {
-  try {
-    return await axios.post(
-      `https://iam.twilio.com/v1/Accounts/${accountSid}/Tokens/validate`,
-      { token: token },
-      { auth: { username: accountSid, password: authToken } }
-    )
-  } catch (e) {
-    console.error('failed to validate token', e.response.data);
-    throw e;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e266b54..4c6c3a4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10725,22 +10725,6 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
-    "axios": {
-      "version": "0.19.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-0.19.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-1uvKqKQta3KBxIz14F2v06AEHZ/dIoeKfbTRkK1E5oqjDnuEerLmYTgJB5AiQZHJcljpg1TuRzdjDR06qNk0DQ==",
-      "requires": {
-        "follow-redirects": "1.5.10",
-        "is-buffer": "^2.0.2"
-      },
-      "dependencies": {
-        "is-buffer": {
-          "version": "2.0.4",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-buffer/-/is-buffer-2.0.4.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-Kq1rokWXOPXWuaMAqZiJW4XxsmD9zGx9q4aePabbn3qCRGedtH7Cm+zV8WETitMfu1wdh+Rvd6w5egwSngUX2A=="
-        }
-      }
-    },
     "bcrypt-pbkdf": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bcrypt-pbkdf/-/bcrypt-pbkdf-1.0.2.tgz",
@@ -11587,29 +11571,6 @@
         "locate-path": "^3.0.0"
       }
     },
-    "follow-redirects": {
-      "version": "1.5.10",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.5.10.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-0V5l4Cizzvqt5D44aTXbFZz+FtyXV1vrDN6qrelxtfYQKW0KO0W2T/hkE8xvGa/540LkZlkaUjO4ailYTFtHVQ==",
-      "requires": {
-        "debug": "=3.1.0"
-      },
-      "dependencies": {
-        "debug": {
-          "version": "3.1.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-3.1.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-OX8XqP7/1a9cqkxYw2yXss15f26NKWBpDXQd0/uK/KPqdQhxbPa994hnzjcE2VqQpDslf55723cKPUOGSmMY3g==",
-          "requires": {
-            "ms": "2.0.0"
-          }
-        },
-        "ms": {
-          "version": "2.0.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.0.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha1-VgiurfwAvmwpAd9fmGF4jeDVl8g="
-        }
-      }
-    },
     "forever-agent": {
       "version": "0.6.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/forever-agent/-/forever-agent-0.6.1.tgz",
@@ -13372,6 +13333,11 @@
         "xmlbuilder": "9.0.1"
       }
     },
+    "twilio-flex-token-validator": {
+      "version": "1.5.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/twilio-flex-token-validator/-/twilio-flex-token-validator-1.5.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Ri5DW86XbBk0I1kTI6LD9xBOYxJKflOblO3XitoBN28V7K/IWho6P2rEitOF6HIT5Lbmgk49Bwp0iOStV9Xz0Q=="
+    },
     "twilio-run": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/twilio-run/-/twilio-run-2.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c581dbc..c9bf63e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "node": "8.10.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "axios": "^0.19.0",
+    "twilio-flex-token-validator": "^1.5.4",
     "moment": "^2.24.0"
   }
 }