diff --git a/internal/handler/message_event_response_test.go b/internal/handler/message_event_response_test.go
index 7b03a0c..bb908c1 100644
--- a/internal/handler/message_event_response_test.go
+++ b/internal/handler/message_event_response_test.go
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ func TestGetMessageEventResponse(t *testing.T) {
 	con := ContactTest(contactId, testUserId)
 	msg := MessageTest(messageId, testUserId)
 	schMsg := ScheduledMessageTest(scheduledMessageId, testUserId, now)
-	event := scheduling.ScheduledMessageEvent{}
 
 	ctx := t.Context()
 
@@ -119,6 +118,7 @@ func TestGetMessageEventResponse(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.NoError(t, err, "Error creating scheduled message: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	event := scheduling.ScheduledMessageEvent{}
 	event.MessageId = *msg.Id
 	event.ContactId = *con.Id
 	event.ScheduledMessageId = schMsg.Id
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func TestGetMessageEventResponse(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	url := fmt.Sprintf("%s?user_id=%s", endpoint.FetchMessageEventResponse, testUserId.String())
+	url := fmt.Sprintf("%s?user_id=%s", endpoint.FetchMessageEventResponse, testUserId)
 	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
 	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()