diff --git a/matrix-notifier b/matrix-notifier
index 34a46b2..95394df 100755
--- a/matrix-notifier
+++ b/matrix-notifier
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ rawurlencode() {
 }
 
 default_drone_message() {
-    local msg="Build ${DRONE_BUILD_STATUS}"
+    local msg="Build *${DRONE_BUILD_STATUS}*"
     msg="$msg ${DRONE_SYSTEM_PROTO}://${DRONE_SYSTEM_HOST}/${DRONE_REPO}/${DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER}"
     msg="$msg (${DRONE_TAG:-$DRONE_BRANCH})"
     printf '%s' "$msg"