diff --git a/toot.sh b/toot.sh
index 3662489..996b4b3 100755
--- a/toot.sh
+++ b/toot.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ toot_upload_image(){
     exit 1
 }
 
-toot_post(){
+toot_post_with_image(){
     local status="$1"
     local image="$2"
     local sensitive="$3"
@@ -52,7 +52,19 @@ toot_post(){
 	   echo $error
 	   exit 1
     fi
+}
 
+toot_post(){
+    local status="$1"
+    local data="status=$status"
+    local error=$(curl --header "Authorization: Bearer $MASTODON_TOKEN" -sS -X POST https://$MASTODON_SERVER/api/v1/statuses -d "$data" | jq -r .error)
+    if [ "$error" = "null" ]
+    then
+       echo "[$(date)][INFO] Tooted: $status"
+    else
+       echo $error
+       exit 1
+    fi
 }
 
 image_to_toot=""
@@ -99,9 +111,10 @@ then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-if [ -n $image_to_toot ] && [ -f $image_to_toot ]
+if [ "$image_to_toot" != "" ] && [ -f $image_to_toot ]
 then
     image_id=$(toot_upload_image "$image_to_toot" "$image_alt")
-fi
-
-toot_post "$*" "$image_id" "$sensitive"
+    toot_post_with_image "$*" "$image_id" "$sensitive"
+else
+    toot_post "$*" "$image_id" "$sensitive"
+fi
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