diff --git a/plugins/alexa/.vscode/settings.json b/plugins/alexa/.vscode/settings.json
index 77ccdbd6d..44d4d203f 100644
--- a/plugins/alexa/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/plugins/alexa/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 
 {
-    "scrypted.debugHost": "127.0.0.1",
+    "scrypted.debugHost": "koushik-ubuntu",
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/alexa/package-lock.json b/plugins/alexa/package-lock.json
index d3ca7efef..a0e7fe692 100644
--- a/plugins/alexa/package-lock.json
+++ b/plugins/alexa/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
    "name": "@scrypted/alexa",
-   "version": "0.0.16",
+   "version": "0.0.17",
    "lockfileVersion": 2,
    "requires": true,
    "packages": {
       "": {
          "name": "@scrypted/alexa",
-         "version": "0.0.16",
+         "version": "0.0.17",
          "hasInstallScript": true,
          "dependencies": {
             "@types/node": "^16.6.1",
diff --git a/plugins/alexa/package.json b/plugins/alexa/package.json
index d4036f0d7..7e03b3821 100644
--- a/plugins/alexa/package.json
+++ b/plugins/alexa/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
    "name": "@scrypted/alexa",
-   "version": "0.0.16",
+   "version": "0.0.17",
    "scripts": {
       "scrypted-setup-project": "scrypted-setup-project",
       "prescrypted-setup-project": "scrypted-package-json",
diff --git a/plugins/alexa/src/main.ts b/plugins/alexa/src/main.ts
index 6348205f6..e6e5b0e37 100644
--- a/plugins/alexa/src/main.ts
+++ b/plugins/alexa/src/main.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import axios from 'axios';
 import sdk, { HttpRequest, HttpRequestHandler, HttpResponse, MixinProvider, ScryptedDevice, ScryptedDeviceBase, ScryptedDeviceType, ScryptedInterface } from '@scrypted/sdk';
-import { StorageSettings } from '@scrypted/common/src/settings';
+import { StorageSettings } from '@scrypted/sdk/storage-settings';
 import { AutoenableMixinProvider } from '@scrypted/common/src/autoenable-mixin-provider';
 import { isSupported } from './types';
 import { DiscoveryEndpoint, DiscoverEvent } from 'alexa-smarthome-ts';
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class AlexaPlugin extends AutoenableMixinProvider implements HttpRequestHandler,
 
     handlers = new Map<string, AlexaHandler>();
     accessToken: Promise<string>;
+    validAuths = new Set<string>();
 
     constructor(nativeId?: string) {
         super(nativeId);
@@ -335,6 +336,25 @@ class AlexaPlugin extends AutoenableMixinProvider implements HttpRequestHandler,
     }
 
     async onRequest(request: HttpRequest, response: HttpResponse) {
+        const { authorization } = request.headers;
+        if (!this.validAuths.has(authorization)) {
+            try {
+                await axios.get('https://home.scrypted.app/_punch/getcookie', {
+                    headers: {
+                        'Authorization': authorization,
+                    }
+                });
+                this.validAuths.add(authorization);
+            }
+            catch (e) {
+                this.console.error(`request failed due to invalid authorization`, e);
+                response.send(e.message, {
+                    code: 500,
+                });
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
         try {
             const body = JSON.parse(request.body);
             const { directive } = body;
diff --git a/plugins/alexa/tsconfig.json b/plugins/alexa/tsconfig.json
index 22d317309..313395348 100644
--- a/plugins/alexa/tsconfig.json
+++ b/plugins/alexa/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
     "compilerOptions": {
         "resolveJsonModule": true,
-        "moduleResolution": "node",
-        "target": "esnext",
+        "moduleResolution": "Node16",
+        "target": "ES2016",
         "esModuleInterop": true,
     },
     "include": [