diff --git a/norg/notifier/uptimekuma_notifier.nim b/norg/notifier/uptimekuma_notifier.nim
index 1f216f8..8b9f8f2 100644
--- a/norg/notifier/uptimekuma_notifier.nim
+++ b/norg/notifier/uptimekuma_notifier.nim
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ type
   UptimeKuma* = object of Notifier
 
 proc send_notify*(uk: UptimeKuma, state: State, runtime: int = 0, msg: string = ""): int {.discardable.} =
-  var status: string
+  var status: string = "down"
   case state
   of Success, Running:
     status = "up"
   else:
     status = "down"
-  let message = fmt"{status}\r\n{msg}"
+  let message = fmt"{status}:{msg}"
   let url = fmt"{uk.base_url}?status={status}&msg={message}&ping={runtime}"
 
   echo "Sending notification to " & url