diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 6544fdc..9d58cf2 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -33,6 +33,49 @@ type alert struct {
 	Annotations map[string]interface{} `json:"annotations"`
 }
 
+type notification struct {
+	title    string
+	body     string
+	priority string
+	tags     string
+}
+
+func (rcv *receiver) publish(n *notification) error {
+	client := &http.Client{Timeout: time.Second * 3}
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, rcv.cfg.ntfy.Topic, strings.NewReader(n.body))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Basic auth
+	if rcv.cfg.ntfy.Password != "" && rcv.cfg.ntfy.User != "" {
+		auth := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", rcv.cfg.ntfy.User, rcv.cfg.ntfy.Password)))
+		req.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Basic %s", auth))
+	}
+
+	req.Header.Set("X-Title", n.title)
+
+	if n.priority != "" {
+		req.Header.Set("X-Priority", n.priority)
+	}
+
+	if n.tags != "" {
+		req.Header.Set("X-Tags", n.tags)
+	}
+
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return fmt.Errorf("ntfy: received status code %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (rcv *receiver) handleWebhooks(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	defer r.Body.Close()
 
@@ -85,20 +128,6 @@ func (rcv *receiver) handleWebhooks(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		body += alertBody
 	}
 
-	client := &http.Client{Timeout: time.Second * 3}
-	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, rcv.cfg.ntfy.Topic, strings.NewReader(body))
-	if err != nil {
-		rcv.logger.Error(err)
-	}
-
-	// Basic auth
-	if rcv.cfg.ntfy.Password != "" && rcv.cfg.ntfy.User != "" {
-		auth := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", rcv.cfg.ntfy.User, rcv.cfg.ntfy.Password)))
-		req.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Basic %s", auth))
-	}
-
-	req.Header.Set("X-Title", title)
-
 	var priority string
 	var tags []string
 	for _, labelName := range rcv.cfg.labels.Order {
@@ -123,25 +152,13 @@ func (rcv *receiver) handleWebhooks(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if priority != "" {
-		req.Header.Set("X-Priority", priority)
-	}
-
 	tagString := strings.Join(tags, ",")
-	if tagString != "" {
-		req.Header.Set("X-Tags", tagString)
-	}
 
-	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	notification := &notification{title: title, body: body, priority: priority, tags: tagString}
+	err := rcv.publish(notification)
 	if err != nil {
 		rcv.logger.Error(err)
 	}
-
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
-	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		rcv.logger.Errorf("ntfy: received status code %d", resp.StatusCode)
-		return
-	}
 }
 
 func (rcv *receiver) basicAuthMiddleware(handler http.HandlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {