diff --git a/apps/api/src/controllers/event.controller.ts b/apps/api/src/controllers/event.controller.ts
index 68858e8d..24e9ef11 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/controllers/event.controller.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/controllers/event.controller.ts
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ export async function postEvent(
     ua,
   });
 
-  // // this will ensure that we don't have multiple events creating sessions
-  // const locked = await getRedisCache().set(
-  //   `request:priority:${currentDeviceId}-${previousDeviceId}`,
-  //   'locked',
-  //   'EX',
-  //   10,
-  //   'NX'
-  // );
+  // this will ensure that we don't have multiple events creating sessions
+  const locked = await getRedisCache().set(
+    `request:priority:${currentDeviceId}-${previousDeviceId}`,
+    'locked',
+    'EX',
+    10,
+    'NX'
+  );
 
   eventsQueue.add('event', {
     type: 'incomingEvent',
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export async function postEvent(
       geo,
       currentDeviceId,
       previousDeviceId,
-      priority: false,
+      priority: locked === 'OK',
     },
   });