diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 5a225ab..32507e8 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -63,12 +63,7 @@ steps:
   commands:
   - apk add --no-cache curl
   - if [ "${DRONE_BUILD_STATUS}" != "success" ]; then export ZULIP_STATUS=":prohibited:"; fi
-  - export ZULIP_MESSAGE=$${DRONE_COMMIT_MESSAGE:-2}
-  - export SHORT_COMMIT=$${DRONE_COMMIT:0:7}
-  - echo $SHORT_COMMIT
-  - echo $ZULIP_STATUS
-  - echo $ZULIP_MESSAGE
-  - echo ok
+  - curl -X POST ${ZULIP_HOST}/api/v1/messages -u ${ZULIP_USER}:${ZULIP_TKN} --data-urlencode type=stream --data-urlencode 'to=\"${ZULIP_STREAM}\"' --data-urlencode topic=${ZULIP_TOPIC} --data content=\"${ZULIP_STATUS} **[build %23${DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER}](${DRONE_BUILD_LINK})**%0A> **${DRONE_BUILD_EVENT}** event on **${DRONE_COMMIT_BRANCH}** branch *by*  **${DRONE_COMMIT_AUTHOR}** ([$${DRONE_COMMIT:0:7}]($${DRONE_REMOTE_URL:0:-4}/commit/${DRONE_COMMIT}))%0A> $${DRONE_COMMIT_MESSAGE:-2}
 
 volumes:
 - name: deps