diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 2024244..a04fdb2 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ steps:
   environment:
     DISCORD_TOKEN:
       from_secret: discord_token
+    DISCORD_BOT_CHANNEL:
+      from_secret: discord_bot_channel
   commands:
   - go get
   - go build
diff --git a/buttsbot.go b/buttsbot.go
index eee62a0..b1fc335 100644
--- a/buttsbot.go
+++ b/buttsbot.go
@@ -13,15 +13,20 @@ import (
 var Session, _ = discordgo.New()
 var testPtr = flag.Bool("test", false, "Test mode")
 var bot_token string
+var bot_channel string
 
 func init() {
+	flag.StringVar(&bot_token, "t", "", "Discord Authentication Token")
+	flag.StringVar(&bot_channel, "bc", "", "Bot status channel")
+	flag.Parse()
 	if os.Getenv("DISCORD_TOKEN") != "" {
 		Session.Token = "Bot " + os.Getenv("DISCORD_TOKEN")
 	} else {
-		flag.StringVar(&bot_token, "t", "", "Discord Authentication Token")
-		flag.Parse()
 		Session.Token = "Bot " + bot_token
 	}
+	if os.Getenv("DISCORD_BOT_CHANNEL") != "" {
+		bot_channel = os.Getenv("DISCORD_BOT_CHANNEL")
+	}
 }
 
 func main() {
@@ -43,10 +48,12 @@ func main() {
 	//Wait for a CTRL-C
 	log.Printf("Now running. Press CTRL-C to exit.")
 	if *testPtr == true {
+		Session.ChannelMessageSend(bot_channel, "Test complete: discord-buttsbot-go")
 		log.Printf("Test successful! Now quiting.")
 		Session.Close()
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
+	Session.ChannelMessageSend(bot_channel, "This isn't a butt...")
 	sc := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 	signal.Notify(sc, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM, os.Interrupt, os.Kill)
 	<-sc