diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7e3bdef..fdacf64 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## 7.0.9 2023-07-10 <dave at tiredofit dot ca>
+
+   ### Changed
+      - Fix for NOTIFICATION_TYPE=MATRIX not sending valid JSON
+
+
 ## 7.0.8 2023-03-08 <dave at tiredofit dot ca>
 
    ### Changed
diff --git a/install/assets/functions/50-gcds b/install/assets/functions/50-gcds
index a5f9de8..f752e3b 100755
--- a/install/assets/functions/50-gcds
+++ b/install/assets/functions/50-gcds
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ EOF
             for matrix_room in $matrix_rooms ; do
                 curl \
                         -XPOST \
-                        -d "{\"msgtype\":\"m.text\", \"body\":\"*[GCDS] ${3}*\n${4}\n*Timestamp:* ${1}\n*Logfile:* ${2}\n*Error Code: ${3}\"*hello}" \
+                        -d "{\"msgtype\":\"m.text\", \"body\":\"*[GCDS] ${3}*\n${4}\n*Timestamp:* ${1}\n*Logfile:* ${2}\n*Error Code: ${3}*\"}" \
                         "${MATRIX_HOST}/_matrix/client/r0/rooms/${matrix_room}/send/m.room.message?access_token=${MATRIX_ACCESS_TOKEN}"
             done
         fi