diff --git a/dj_elastictranscoder/views.py b/dj_elastictranscoder/views.py
index fd38119..c6e85ba 100644
--- a/dj_elastictranscoder/views.py
+++ b/dj_elastictranscoder/views.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import json
+import requests
 
 from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseBadRequest
+from django.views.decorators.http import require_http_methods
 from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
 from django.core.mail import mail_admins
 
@@ -12,29 +14,28 @@
 )
 
 @csrf_exempt
+@require_http_methods(["GET", "POST"])
 def endpoint(request):
     """
     Receive SNS notification
     """
-
     try:
         data = json.loads(request.read().decode('utf-8'))
     except ValueError:
         return HttpResponseBadRequest('Invalid JSON')
 
-
     # handle SNS subscription
     if data['Type'] == 'SubscriptionConfirmation':
         subscribe_url = data['SubscribeURL']
+        requests.get(subscribe_url)
         subscribe_body = """
-        Please visit this URL below to confirm your subscription with SNS
+        This URL will confirm your subscription with SNS. I've already visited it, but you can too!
 
         %s """ % subscribe_url
 
         mail_admins('Please confirm SNS subscription', subscribe_body)
-        return HttpResponse('OK')
+        return HttpResponse('Subscription confirmed')
 
-    
     #
     try:
         message = json.loads(data['Message'])
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8bffd3a..5c05def 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     install_requires=[
         "django >= 1.8",
         "boto3 >= 1.1",
+        "requests",
     ],
     classifiers=[
         "Intended Audience :: Developers",