diff --git a/crons/thermal-alert.sh b/crons/thermal-alert.sh
index 74f9f3a..225ef2e 100755
--- a/crons/thermal-alert.sh
+++ b/crons/thermal-alert.sh
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ alert="$?"
 if [[ '0' -ne "${alert}" ]]; then
     # if currently in an alert status
     alertLevelF=$(echo "scale=1 ; ${alertLevel} * 9 / 5 + 32" | bc -l)
-    ntfy pub -T red_square -t "Thermal alert on $hostname" thermal "${thermal}" $'\n' "above threshold ${alertLevel} C (${alertLevelF} F)"
+    echo "${thermal}" $'\n' "above threshold ${alertLevel} C (${alertLevelF} F)" | ntfy pub -T red_square -t "Thermal alert on $hostname" thermal
     touch "${HOME}/.thermal.alert"
 elif [[ -f "${HOME}/.thermal.alert" ]]; then
     # if previously in an alert status
     alertLevelF=$(echo "scale=1 ; ${alertLevel} * 9 / 5 + 32" | bc -l)
-    ntfy pub -T orange_square -t "Thermal alert on $hostname" thermal "${thermal}" $'\n' "previously above threshold ${alertLevel} C (${alertLevelF} F)"
+    echo "${thermal}" $'\n' "previously above threshold ${alertLevel} C (${alertLevelF} F)" | ntfy pub -T orange_square -t "Thermal alert on $hostname" thermal
     rm "${HOME}/.thermal.alert"
 fi
 
diff --git a/crons/thermal-log.sh b/crons/thermal-log.sh
index 2ac0f44..0500c0c 100755
--- a/crons/thermal-log.sh
+++ b/crons/thermal-log.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ hostname=$(hostname)
 thermal=$(${scriptRoot}/thermal.sh)
 
 if [[ -n "$thermal" ]]; then
-    ntfy pub -T yellow_square -t "Thermal status on $hostname" thermal
+    echo "$thermal" | ntfy pub -T yellow_square -t "Thermal status on $hostname" thermal
 fi