diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 2312ce1..5ba9196 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ const listener = new WebHookListener(apiClient, adapter);
 console.info('Starting listener...')
 await listener.listen();
 
+await post ({
+  spoiler_text: 'Debug',
+  status: '@hj twitch bot initialized'
+})
+
 // we need to track the previous status of the stream because there are other state changes than the live/offline switch
 let prevStream = await apiClient.helix.streams.getStreamByUserId(userId);