diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 654b1db..e1f01ff 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,13 @@ steps:
       from_secret: ZULIP_TOKEN
   commands:
   - if [ "${DRONE_BUILD_STATUS}" != "success" ]; then export ZULIP_STATUS=":prohibited:"; fi 
-
+  - export SHORT_COMMIT="${DRONE_COMMIT:0:7}"
+  - export REMOTE_URL="${DRONE_REMOTE_URL:0:-4}"
+  - export ZULIP_MESSAGE=${DRONE_COMMIT_MESSAGE}
+  - echo $SHORT_COMMIT
+  - echo $ZULIP_STATUS
+  - echo $ZULIP_MESSAGE
+  - /bin/bash -c "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}** ([${SHORT_COMMIT}](${REMOTE_URL}/commit/${DRONE_COMMIT}))%0A> ${ZULIP_MESSAGE}\""
 
 volumes:
 - name: deps