diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bb2f704..d72ead4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -116,19 +116,19 @@ pbcli application show $PB_APPLICATION --url https://pushbits.example.com --user
 
 ### Message options
 
-Messages are supporting thre different syntaxes:
+Messages are supporting three different syntaxes:
 
 * text/plain
 * text/html
 * text/markdown
 
-To set a specific syntax you need to set the `extras`:
+To set a specific syntax you need to set the `extras` ([inspired by Gotifys message extras](https://gotify.net/docs/msgextras#clientdisplay)):
 
 ```bash
 curl \
 	--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 	--request POST \
-	--data '{"message":"my message with\n\n**Markdown** _support_.","title":"my title","extras":{"client::display":{"contentType": "text/html"}}}' \
+	--data '{"message":"my message with\n\n**Markdown** _support_.","title":"my title","extras":{"client::display":{"contentType": "text/markdown"}}}' \
 	"https://pushbits.example.com/message?token=$PB_TOKEN"
 ```
 
diff --git a/cmd/pushbits/main.go b/cmd/pushbits/main.go
index 89d9f87..424816a 100644
--- a/cmd/pushbits/main.go
+++ b/cmd/pushbits/main.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	dp, err := dispatcher.Create(db, c.Matrix.Homeserver, c.Matrix.Username, c.Matrix.Password, c.Message)
+	dp, err := dispatcher.Create(db, c.Matrix.Homeserver, c.Matrix.Username, c.Matrix.Password, c.Formatting)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/config.example.yml b/config.example.yml
index 057489d..46f3cb1 100644
--- a/config.example.yml
+++ b/config.example.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ crypto:
         saltlength: 16
         keylength: 32
 
-message: 
-    # add coloring to the title according to syslog priorities
-    # coloredtitle: true
+formatting: 
+    # Whether to use colored titles based on the message priority.
+    coloredtitle: false
diff --git a/internal/configuration/configuration.go b/internal/configuration/configuration.go
index 496036b..dc3dc9e 100644
--- a/internal/configuration/configuration.go
+++ b/internal/configuration/configuration.go
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ type CryptoConfig struct {
 	Argon2 Argon2Config
 }
 
+// Formatting holds additional parameters used for formatting messages
+type Formatting struct {
+	ColoredTitle bool `default:"false"`
+}
+
 // Configuration holds values that can be configured by the user.
 type Configuration struct {
 	Debug bool `default:"false"`
@@ -42,8 +47,8 @@ type Configuration struct {
 	Security struct {
 		CheckHIBP bool `default:"false"`
 	}
-	Crypto  CryptoConfig
-	Message map[string]interface{}
+	Crypto     CryptoConfig
+	Formatting Formatting
 }
 
 func configFiles() []string {
diff --git a/internal/dispatcher/dispatcher.go b/internal/dispatcher/dispatcher.go
index c4c7e5e..a9128ff 100644
--- a/internal/dispatcher/dispatcher.go
+++ b/internal/dispatcher/dispatcher.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 
 	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrix"
+	"github.com/pushbits/server/internal/configuration"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -16,13 +17,13 @@ type Database interface {
 
 // Dispatcher holds information for sending notifications to clients.
 type Dispatcher struct {
-	db       Database
-	client   *gomatrix.Client
-	settings map[string]interface{}
+	db         Database
+	client     *gomatrix.Client
+	formatting configuration.Formatting
 }
 
 // Create instanciates a dispatcher connection.
-func Create(db Database, homeserver, username, password string, settings map[string]interface{}) (*Dispatcher, error) {
+func Create(db Database, homeserver, username, password string, formatting configuration.Formatting) (*Dispatcher, error) {
 	log.Println("Setting up dispatcher.")
 
 	client, err := gomatrix.NewClient(homeserver, "", "")
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ func Create(db Database, homeserver, username, password string, settings map[str
 
 	client.SetCredentials(response.UserID, response.AccessToken)
 
-	return &Dispatcher{client: client, settings: settings}, nil
+	return &Dispatcher{client: client, formatting: formatting}, nil
 }
 
 // Close closes the dispatcher connection.
diff --git a/internal/dispatcher/notification.go b/internal/dispatcher/notification.go
index 1ddaeb0..b81a332 100644
--- a/internal/dispatcher/notification.go
+++ b/internal/dispatcher/notification.go
@@ -32,12 +32,8 @@ func (d *Dispatcher) getFormattedTitle(n *model.Notification) string {
 	trimmedTitle := strings.TrimSpace(n.Title)
 	title := html.EscapeString(trimmedTitle)
 
-	if valueRaw, ok := d.settings["coloredtitle"]; ok {
-		value, ok := valueRaw.(bool)
-
-		if ok && value {
-			title = d.coloredText(d.priorityToColor(n.Priority), title)
-		}
+	if d.formatting.ColoredTitle {
+		title = d.coloredText(d.priorityToColor(n.Priority), title)
 	}
 
 	return "<b>" + title + "</b><br /><br />"