diff --git a/lambdas/rich_pdf_ingestion/src/index.py b/lambdas/rich_pdf_ingestion/src/index.py
index 5599b9c..d7811e0 100644
--- a/lambdas/rich_pdf_ingestion/src/index.py
+++ b/lambdas/rich_pdf_ingestion/src/index.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def fetch_file(bucket, key):
 
 def lambda_handler(event, context):
     print(event)
-    records = json.loads(event["Records"])
+    records = event["Records"]
     for record in records:
         eventName = record["eventName"]
         print(f"eventName: {eventName}")