diff --git a/offsite-power-check.sh b/offsite-power-check.sh
index 36dcfccc..447d6bc7 100755
--- a/offsite-power-check.sh
+++ b/offsite-power-check.sh
@@ -50,15 +50,12 @@ AC VOLTAGE: ${OFFSITE_VOLTIN}'volts
 
 $(date)"
 				if [ "${3}" = "1" ]; then PRIORITY="${3}"; MSGSOUND=siren; elif [ "${3}" != "" ]; then PRIORITY=${3}; else PRIORITY=0; fi
-				curl -m 3 -sd "token=${PW_PUSHOVER_APP_TOKEN}&user=${PW_PUSHOVER_USER_TOKEN}&message=${MESSAGE}&title=${1}&priority=${PRIORITY}&sound=cosmic" https://api.pushover.net/1/messages.json ####>/dev/null 2>&1
+				curl -m 3 -sd "token=${PW_PUSHOVER_APP_TOKEN}&user=${PW_PUSHOVER_USER_TOKEN}&message=${MESSAGE//\%/\%25}&title=${1}&priority=${PRIORITY}&sound=cosmic" https://api.pushover.net/1/messages.json ####>/dev/null 2>&1
 			}
 			if [ "${startup}" == "true" ]; then
-				echo "STARTING"
-				SENDNOTICE "Test" "Testing 123"
 				echo "($(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')) - ${OFFSITE_VOLTIN}'volts - ${OFFSITE_WATTS}'watts - ${OFFSITE_BATT_CAP}'% Battery - ${OFFSITE_BATT_RUNTIME}'mins - Service startup" >> ${PW_LOGPOWER}
 				echo "($(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')) - ${OFFSITE_VOLTIN}'volts - ${OFFSITE_BATT_CAP}'% Battery - Service startup" >> ${PW_LOGFILE}
 				SENDNOTICE "OFFSITE POWER MONITOR" "Service starting"
-				echo "sent"
 				startup=false
 			fi