diff --git a/src/vumi2/applications/turn_channels_api/README.md b/src/vumi2/applications/turn_channels_api/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79e417a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vumi2/applications/turn_channels_api/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+## THIS IS A TEST APPLICATION AND SHOULD NOT BE USED IN PRODUCTION
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/vumi2/applications/turn_channels_api/turn_channels_api.py b/src/vumi2/applications/turn_channels_api/turn_channels_api.py
index de1ba29..d03d291 100644
--- a/src/vumi2/applications/turn_channels_api/turn_channels_api.py
+++ b/src/vumi2/applications/turn_channels_api/turn_channels_api.py
@@ -184,13 +184,21 @@ async def http_send_message(self) -> dict[Any, Any]:
                     if isinstance(request_data, bytes):
                         request_data = request_data.decode()
                     # Verify the hmac signature
-                    h = hmac.new(
-                        self.config.secret_key.encode(), request_data.encode(), sha256
-                    ).digest()
-                    computed_signature = str(base64.b64encode(h))
-                    signature = request.headers.get("X-Turn-Hook-Signature", "")
-                    if not hmac.compare_digest(computed_signature, signature):
-                        raise SignatureMismatchError()
+                    if self.config.secret_key:
+                        logger.info("Verifying HMAC signature")
+                        h = hmac.new(
+                            self.config.secret_key.encode(),
+                            request_data.encode(),
+                            sha256,
+                        ).digest()
+                        computed_signature = str(base64.b64encode(h))
+                        signature = request.headers.get("X-Turn-Hook-Signature", "")
+                        logger.info(
+                            f"Signature from Turn: {signature}."
+                            "Computed: {computed_signature}"
+                        )
+                        if not hmac.compare_digest(computed_signature, signature):
+                            raise SignatureMismatchError()
 
                     msg_dict = json.loads(request_data)
                 except json.JSONDecodeError as e: