diff --git a/example/jokeChatServer.js b/example/jokeChatServer.js
index 6e284e4..b3e0534 100644
--- a/example/jokeChatServer.js
+++ b/example/jokeChatServer.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const Bot = require('../build');
 const express = require('express');
 const bodyParser = require('body-parser')
 const Promise = require('bluebird');
+const helmet = require('helmet');
 
 const JOKE = "Did you know photons had mass? I didn't even know they were Catholic.";
 const RiddleImageUrl ="http://tinyurl.com/he9tsph";
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ function makeServer() {
   });
 
   const app = express();
+  app.use(helmet());
 
   app.use(bodyParser.json());
   app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({extended: true}));
diff --git a/src/FBLocalChatRoutes.js b/src/FBLocalChatRoutes.js
index 139d663..a56a2a4 100644
--- a/src/FBLocalChatRoutes.js
+++ b/src/FBLocalChatRoutes.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import invariant from 'invariant';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import dot from 'dot';
 import path from 'path';
+import rateLimit from 'express-rate-limit'; // Import rate limiting middleware
+import sanitizeHtml from 'sanitize-html'; // Import a library to sanitize HTML
 
 const FBLocalChatRoutes = (router: Router, Bot: Object): Router => {
   router.get('/localChat/getMessages', (req, res) => {
@@ -102,7 +104,13 @@ const FBLocalChatRoutes = (router: Router, Bot: Object): Router => {
     res.sendStatus(200);
   });
 
-  router.get('/localChat/*', (req, res) => {
+  // Apply rate limiting to the endpoint
+  const limiter = rateLimit({
+    windowMs: 15 * 60 * 1000, // 15 minutes
+    max: 100 // limit each IP to 100 requests per windowMs
+  });
+
+  router.get('/localChat/*', limiter, (req, res) => {
     const dir = path.join(path.dirname(__filename), '..', 'localChatWeb');
     var filePath = req.url.replace('/localChat', '');
     if (filePath !== '/') {
@@ -119,7 +127,8 @@ const FBLocalChatRoutes = (router: Router, Bot: Object): Router => {
         return;
       }
       var tempFn = dot.template(data);
-      res.send(tempFn({baseURL}));
+      // Sanitize the input to prevent XSS
+      res.send(tempFn({baseURL: sanitizeHtml(baseURL)}));
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 28f1524..4d92cd4 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ class Bot extends EventEmitter {
     });
 
     router.post('/', (req, res) => {
-      this.handleMessage(req.body);
+      if (typeof req.body === 'object' && req.body !== null) {
+        this.handleMessage(req.body);
+      }
       res.sendStatus(200);
     });
 
@@ -108,34 +110,38 @@ class Bot extends EventEmitter {
       return;
     }
 
-    data.entry.forEach((entry) => {
-      entry.messaging.forEach((event) => {
-        // handle messages
-        if (event.message) {
-          // Since a message containing a quick_reply can also contain text
-          // and attachment, check for quick_reply first
-          if (event.message.quick_reply) {
-            this.emit('quick_reply', event);
-            return;
-          }
-          if (event.message.text) {
-            this.emit('text', event);
-          } else if (event.message.attachments) {
-            this.emit('attachments', event);
-          }
-        }
-
-        // handle postback
-        if (event.postback && event.postback.payload) {
-          this.emit('postback', event);
+    if (Array.isArray(data.entry)) {
+      data.entry.forEach((entry) => {
+        if (entry.messaging && Array.isArray(entry.messaging)) {
+          entry.messaging.forEach((event) => {
+            // handle messages
+            if (event.message) {
+              // Since a message containing a quick_reply can also contain text
+              // and attachment, check for quick_reply first
+              if (event.message.quick_reply) {
+                this.emit('quick_reply', event);
+                return;
+              }
+              if (event.message.text) {
+                this.emit('text', event);
+              } else if (event.message.attachments) {
+                this.emit('attachments', event);
+              }
+            }
+
+            // handle postback
+            if (event.postback && event.postback.payload) {
+              this.emit('postback', event);
+            }
+            // Handle authentication
+            if (event.optin && event.optin.ref) {
+              this.emit('optin', event);
+            }
+            // TODO: handle message delivery
+          });
         }
-        // Handle authentication
-        if (event.optin && event.optin.ref) {
-          this.emit('optin', event);
-        }
-        // TODO: handle message delivery
-      })
-    });
+      });
+    }
   }
 
   /**