diff --git a/docs/installation.md b/docs/installation.md
index f87899d6..41645e57 100644
--- a/docs/installation.md
+++ b/docs/installation.md
@@ -91,9 +91,11 @@ Environment variables for the webhook process:
 
 `TEMPLATES_PATH` Telefonistka uses Go templates to format GitHub PR comments, the variable override the default templates path("templates/"), useful for environments where the container workdir is overridden(like GitHub Actions) or when custom templates are desired.
 
-`CUSTOM_COMMIT_STATUS_URL_TEMPLATE_PATH` Allows you to set a custom commit status target URL using Go templates. The template will be executed with the following dynamic parameters on runtime:
-- EndTime: The time of the commit status update (now).
-- StartTime: `EndTime` minus 10 minutes.
+`CUSTOM_COMMIT_STATUS_URL_TEMPLATE_PATH` allows you to set a custom [commit status](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/commits/statuses?apiVersion=2022-11-28#about-commit-statuses) target URL using Go templates. The commit time will be passed as a dynamic parameter to the template. Here is an example:
+```
+https://custom-url.com?time={{.Time}}
+```
+
 
 `ARGOCD_SERVER_ADDR` Hostname and port of the ArgoCD API endpoint, like `argocd-server.argocd.svc.cluster.local:443`, default is `localhost:8080"`
 
diff --git a/internal/pkg/githubapi/github.go b/internal/pkg/githubapi/github.go
index b13989fc..9c9bf089 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/githubapi/github.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/githubapi/github.go
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ func SetCommitStatus(ghPrClientDetails GhPrClientDetails, state string) {
 	context := "telefonistka"
 	avatarURL := "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1616153?s=64"
 	description := "Telefonistka GitOps Bot"
-	targetURL := getTargetURL()
+	targetURL := commitStatusTargetURL(time.Now())
 
 	commitStatus := &github.RepoStatus{
 		TargetURL:   &targetURL,
@@ -1217,29 +1217,27 @@ func GetFileContent(ghPrClientDetails GhPrClientDetails, branch string, filePath
 	return fileContentString, resp.StatusCode, nil
 }
 
-// getTargetURL generates a custom target URL based on the provided go template file
-// In case of any problem, it falls back to default URL
-// the following dynamic parameters are passed to the template, can be use if needed:
-// - EndTime: the time of commit status update (now)
-// - StartTime: Endtime - 10 minutes
-func getTargetURL() string {
+// commitStatusTargetURL generates a target URL based on an optional
+// template file specified by the environment variable CUSTOM_COMMIT_STATUS_URL_TEMPLATE_PATH.
+// If the template file is not found or an error occurs during template execution,
+// it returns a default URL.
+// passed parameter commitTime can be used in the template as .CommitTime
+func commitStatusTargetURL(commitTime time.Time) string {
 	targetURL := "https://github.com/wayfair-incubator/telefonistka"
 
 	tmplFile := os.Getenv("CUSTOM_COMMIT_STATUS_URL_TEMPLATE_PATH")
 	tmplName := filepath.Base(tmplFile)
-	// dynamic values to be used in the template
-	now := time.Now()
+
+	// dynamic parameters to be used in the template
 	p := struct {
-		EndTime   time.Time
-		StartTime time.Time
+		CommitTime time.Time
 	}{
-		EndTime:   now,
-		StartTime: now.Add(-10 * time.Minute),
+		CommitTime: commitTime,
 	}
-
 	renderedURL, err := executeTemplate(tmplName, tmplFile, p)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("couldn't render: %w", err)
+		// TODO: why we cannot use warnf here?
+		log.Errorf("Failed to render target URL template: %v", err)
 		return targetURL
 	}