diff --git a/norg/notifier/uptimekuma_notifier.nim b/norg/notifier/uptimekuma_notifier.nim
index 8b9f8f2..751ef3d 100644
--- a/norg/notifier/uptimekuma_notifier.nim
+++ b/norg/notifier/uptimekuma_notifier.nim
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ proc send_notify*(uk: UptimeKuma, state: State, runtime: int = 0, msg: string =
     status = "up"
   else:
     status = "down"
-  let message = fmt"{status}:{msg}"
+  var message = fmt"{status}"
+  if msg != "":
+    message &= fmt":{msg}"
   let url = fmt"{uk.base_url}?status={status}&msg={message}&ping={runtime}"
 
   echo "Sending notification to " & url