diff --git a/.github/workflows/notify-irc.yaml b/.github/workflows/notify-irc.yaml
index e85a78838a3..a0b840cdc9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/notify-irc.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/notify-irc.yaml
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ jobs:
           channel: "#xbps"
           nickname: void-packages
           tls: true
-          message: |
-            ${{ github.actor }} pushed ${{ github.event.compare }}
+          message: "${{ github.actor }} pushed ${{ github.event.compare }}"
       - name: irc pull request
         uses: rectalogic/notify-irc@v1
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.repository == 'void-linux/void-packages'
@@ -29,8 +28,7 @@ jobs:
           channel: "#xbps"
           nickname: void-packages
           tls: true
-          message: |
-            ${{ github.actor }} ${{ github.event.action }} pull request #${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}“ ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}” 
+          message: "${{ github.actor }} ${{ github.event.action }} pull request #${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}“ ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}”"
       - name: irc issue
         uses: rectalogic/notify-irc@v1
         if: github.event_name == 'issues' && github.repository == 'void-linux/void-packages'
@@ -39,5 +37,4 @@ jobs:
           channel: "#xbps"
           nickname: void-packages
           tls: true
-          message: |
-            ${{ github.actor }} ${{ github.event.action }} issue #${{ github.event.issue.number }} “${{ github.event.issue.html_url }}”
+          message: "${{ github.actor }} ${{ github.event.action }} issue #${{ github.event.issue.number }} “${{ github.event.issue.title }}”"