diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a58ca7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+config.yaml
+env
+venv
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index db91578..faaeacc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # To build the image, run `docker build` command from the root of the
 # repository:
 #
-#    docker build -f docker/Dockerfile .
+#    docker build -f Dockerfile .
 #
 
 ##
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 043d2d2..1ae6f57 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # ntfy-to-matrix-forwarder
 
 Forwards messages received in a ntfy topic to a matrix room. Uses [matrix-nio](https://github.com/poljar/matrix-nio), but does not support E2EE.
+Can only forward text from ntfy, does not support attachments.
diff --git a/config.yaml.example b/config.yaml.example
index 3a39e1c..f91548c 100644
--- a/config.yaml.example
+++ b/config.yaml.example
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-homeserver: https://matrix.org
+homeserver: "https://matrix.org"
 username: "@user:matrix.org"
-password: hunter2
+password: "hunter2"
 matrix_room: "!matrix_room_address:matrix.org"
-ntfy_server: ntfy.sh
-ntfy_topic: disk-alerts
+
+ntfy_server: "ntfy.sh"
+ntfy_topic: "disk-alerts"
+
+markdown_forman: True
+logging_level: INFO
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 7ceedd1..07d4e23 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import logging
 import asyncio
 import yaml
 from nio import AsyncClient
@@ -8,6 +9,8 @@
 
 with open("config.yaml", "r") as yamlfile:
     config = yaml.load(yamlfile, Loader=yaml.Loader)
+    
+logging.basicConfig(level=config["logging_level"])
 
 
 async def send_message(message):
@@ -16,19 +19,26 @@ async def send_message(message):
     await client.login(config["password"])
     await client.sync(timeout=15)
 
-    # Replace two or more spaces with return carriage
-    message = re.sub(r"[ ]{2,}", "\r\r", message)
+    # Format message as markdown if configured to do so
+    if config["markdown_format"]:
+        # Replace two or more spaces with return carriage
+        message = re.sub(r"[ ]{2,}", "\r\r", message)
 
-    content = {
-        "msgtype": "m.text",
-        "format": "org.matrix.custom.html",
-        "body": message,
-    }
+        content = {
+            "msgtype": "m.text",
+            "format": "org.matrix.custom.html",
+            "body": message,
+        }
 
-    # Convert message content to markdown
-    content["formatted_body"] = markdown(message)
+        # Convert message content to markdown
+        content["formatted_body"] = markdown(message)
+    else:
+        content = {
+            "msgtype": "m.text",
+            "body": message,
+        }
 
-    # Send formatted message
+    # Send message to the matrix room
     try:
         await client.room_send(
             room_id=config["matrix_room"],
@@ -36,8 +46,10 @@ async def send_message(message):
             content=content,
             ignore_unverified_devices=True,
         )
-    except SendRetryError:
-        logger.exception(f"Unable to send message response to {room_id}")
+        logging.info("Message sent successfully.")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error(f"Exception while attempting to send message: {e}")
+        logging.info(f"Matrix message content was: {content}")
 
     await client.close()
     return
@@ -47,10 +59,12 @@ async def main():
     ntfy_server = config["ntfy_server"]
     ntfy_topic = config["ntfy_topic"]
     resp = requests.get(f"https://{ntfy_server}/{ntfy_topic}/raw", stream=True)
+    logging.info(f"Listening to ntfy topic: {ntfy_topic}")
+
     for line in resp.iter_lines():
         if line:
-            print(line.decode("utf-8"))
-            print("Sending message to matrix room")
+            logging.info(f"Received message from ntfy: {line.decode('utf-8')}")
+            logging.info("Sending message to matrix room...")
             await send_message(line.decode("utf-8"))