diff --git a/plugins/git/gitea.go b/plugins/git/gitea.go
index 7b08a0b..5674e55 100644
--- a/plugins/git/gitea.go
+++ b/plugins/git/gitea.go
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ func (p *GitPlugin) giteaEvent(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	org := evt.Repository.Owner.Username
 	repo := evt.Repository.Name
 
-	msg := icon + " "
+	msg := " "
 	for _, c := range evt.Commits {
 		m := strings.Split(c.Message, "\n")[0]
-		msg += fmt.Sprintf("%s pushed to %s (<%s|%s>) %s\n",
+		msg += fmt.Sprintf("%s %s pushed to %s (<%s|%s>) %s\n",
+			icon,
 			c.Author.Name,
 			repo,
 			c.URL,
diff --git a/plugins/git/github.go b/plugins/git/github.go
index c6664b2..2893130 100644
--- a/plugins/git/github.go
+++ b/plugins/git/github.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func (p *GitPlugin) githubEvent(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		fmt.Fprintf(w, "unknown event: %+v", err)
 		return
 	}
-	msg, repo, owner := icon+" ", "", ""
+	msg, repo, owner := " ", "", ""
 	switch payload.(type) {
 	case github.PushPayload:
 		push := payload.(github.PushPayload)
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ func (p *GitPlugin) githubEvent(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 		for _, c := range push.Commits {
 			m := strings.Split(c.Message, "\n")[0]
-			commits += fmt.Sprintf("%s pushed to %s (<%s|%s>) %s\n",
+			commits += fmt.Sprintf("%s %s pushed to %s (<%s|%s>) %s\n",
+				icon,
 				c.Author.Name,
 				repo,
 				c.URL,
@@ -60,7 +61,8 @@ func (p *GitPlugin) githubEvent(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 		repo = pr.Repository.Name
 		owner = pr.Repository.Owner.Login
-		msg += fmt.Sprintf("%s opened new pull request \"%s\" on %s: %s",
+		msg += fmt.Sprintf("%s %s opened new pull request \"%s\" on %s: %s",
+			icon,
 			pr.PullRequest.User.Login,
 			pr.PullRequest.Title,
 			pr.Repository.Name,
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ func (p *GitPlugin) githubEvent(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		ping := payload.(github.PingPayload)
 		repo = ping.Repository.Name
 		owner = ping.Repository.Owner.Login
-		msg += fmt.Sprintf(icon+"Got a ping request on %s", repo)
+		msg += fmt.Sprintf(icon+" Got a ping request on %s", repo)
 	default:
 		log.Error().Interface("payload", payload).Msg("unknown event payload")
 		w.WriteHeader(500)
diff --git a/plugins/git/gitlab.go b/plugins/git/gitlab.go
index 4469f3c..bb43745 100644
--- a/plugins/git/gitlab.go
+++ b/plugins/git/gitlab.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func (p *GitPlugin) gitlabEvent(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		fmt.Fprintf(w, "unknown event: %s", err)
 		return
 	}
-	msg, repo, owner := icon+" ", "", ""
+	msg, repo, owner := " ", "", ""
 	switch payload.(type) {
 	case gitlab.PushEventPayload:
 		push := payload.(gitlab.PushEventPayload)
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ func (p *GitPlugin) gitlabEvent(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		commits := ""
 		for _, c := range push.Commits {
 			m := strings.Split(c.Message, "\n")[0]
-			commits += fmt.Sprintf("%s pushed to %s (<%s|%s>) %s\n",
+			commits += fmt.Sprintf("%s %s pushed to %s (<%s|%s>) %s\n",
+				icon,
 				c.Author.Name,
 				repo,
 				c.URL,