diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index d32ed7e..7a10bee 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -61,11 +61,10 @@ steps:
     ZULIP_TKN:
       from_secret: ZULIP_TOKEN
   commands:
-  - if [ "${DRONE_BUILD_STATUS}" != "success" ]; then export ZULIP_STATUS=":prohibited:"; fi 
-  - export ZULIP_MESSAGE=$(bash -c "echo $${DRONE_COMMIT_MESSAGE:0:-2}")
+  - if [ "${DRONE_BUILD_STATUS}" != "success" ]; then export ZULIP_STATUS=":prohibited:"; fi
+  - export ZULIP_MESSAGE=$(bash echo ${DRONE_COMMIT_MESSAGE})
   - export SHORT_COMMIT=$${DRONE_COMMIT:0:7}
   - echo $SHORT_COMMIT
-  # - echo $${SHORT_COMMIT:0:7}
   - echo $ZULIP_STATUS
   - echo $ZULIP_MESSAGE
   - bash -c "echo $${ZULIP_COMMIT:0:7}"