diff --git a/alertmanager.go b/alertmanager.go
index b670dbe..ce724ee 100644
--- a/alertmanager.go
+++ b/alertmanager.go
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/template"
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix"
+	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/event"
+	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/format"
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/id"
 )
 
@@ -32,13 +34,17 @@ func HandleAlertmanagerPayloadPost(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
 			case "warning":
 				message = fmt.Sprintf("⚠️ %s", rendered.String())
 			case "notify":
-				message = fmt.Sprintf("@room - %s", rendered.String())
+				message = fmt.Sprintf("🔥 @room - %s", rendered.String())
 			}
 		} else {
-			message = fmt.Sprintf("☑️ %s", rendered.String())
+			message = fmt.Sprintf("✅ %s", rendered.String())
 		}
 
-		_, err := matrixClient.SendText(id.RoomID(getRoom(*defaultRoom)), message)
+		_, err := matrixClient.SendMessageEvent(
+			id.RoomID(getRoom(*defaultRoom)),
+			event.EventMessage,
+			format.RenderMarkdown(message, true, true),
+		)
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Println("Failed sending to Matrix", err)
 			if httpErr, ok := err.(mautrix.HTTPError); ok {
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4cbcf7d..3b554ec 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.1.0/go.mod h1:M8bDsm7K2OlrFYOpmOWEs/qY81heoFR
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.2.2/go.mod h1:M8bDsm7K2OlrFYOpmOWEs/qY81heoFRclV5y23lUDJ4=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M8bDsm7K2OlrFYOpmOWEs/qY81heoFRclV5y23lUDJ4=
 github.com/rs/cors v1.8.0/go.mod h1:EBwu+T5AvHOcXwvZIkQFjUN6s8Czyqw12GL/Y0tUyRM=
+github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0 h1:JIOH55/0cWyOuilr9/qlrm0BSXldqnqwMsf35Ld67mk=
 github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:+Rmxgy9KzJVeS9/2gXHxylqXiyQDYRxCVz55jmeOWTM=
 github.com/ryanuber/columnize v2.1.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:sm1tb6uqfes/u+d4ooFouqFdy9/2g9QGwK3SQygK0Ts=
 github.com/sean-/seed v0.0.0-20170313163322-e2103e2c3529/go.mod h1:DxrIzT+xaE7yg65j358z/aeFdxmN0P9QXhEzd20vsDc=