diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 3994059..9485e37 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ steps:
   - ssh -p21022 -o StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new -i /root/.ssh/id_rsa.kubehost mtc@bosub-kub-int.metacoaching.pro "hostname"
 
 - name: notify
-  image: pluie/alpine
+  image: bash:4.4
   environment:
     ZULIP_HOST: https://zulip.meta-tech.academy
     ZULIP_STREAM: gitea
@@ -61,13 +61,14 @@ steps:
     ZULIP_TKN:
       from_secret: ZULIP_TOKEN
   commands:
+  - apk add --no-cache curl
   - if [ "${DRONE_BUILD_STATUS}" != "success" ]; then export ZULIP_STATUS=":prohibited:"; fi
-  - export ZULIP_MESSAGE=$(echo -n ${DRONE_COMMIT_MESSAGE})
+  - export ZULIP_MESSAGE=$${DRONE_COMMIT_MESSAGE:-2})
   - export SHORT_COMMIT=$${DRONE_COMMIT:0:7}
   - echo $SHORT_COMMIT
   - echo $ZULIP_STATUS
   - echo $ZULIP_MESSAGE
-  - bash -c "echo ok"
+  - echo ok
 
 volumes:
 - name: deps