diff --git a/fih.py b/fih.py
index e76b387..278bbf1 100644
--- a/fih.py
+++ b/fih.py
@@ -88,27 +88,19 @@ def mattermost_incident_command( command, args, channel_id, raw_incident_number,
                                               'message': "#### Written `%s`:\n\n```\n%s```" % ( ev.path_short(), written ),
                                               } )
 
-        if new:
-            cmdline = app.config[ "MERCURIAL_BIN" ] + " add " + ev.path_short()
-            message = exec_to_message( cmdline )
-            if message:
-                app.mm.posts.create_post( options = { 'channel_id': channel_id,
-                                                      'message': message,
-                                                      } )
+        cmdline = app.config[ "MERCURIAL_BIN" ] + " add " + ev.path_short()
+        message = exec_to_message( cmdline )
+        if message:
+            app.mm.posts.create_post( options = { 'channel_id': channel_id,
+                                                  'message': message,
+                                                  } )
 
-            cmdline = app.config[ "MERCURIAL_BIN" ] + " commit -m 'add event for incident " + raw_incident_number + " via FIH' " + ev.path_short()
-            message = exec_to_message( cmdline )
-            if message:
-                app.mm.posts.create_post( options = { 'channel_id': channel_id,
-                                                      'message': message,
-                                                      } )
-        else:
-            cmdline = app.config[ "MERCURIAL_BIN" ] + " commit -m 'update event for incident " + raw_incident_number + " via FIH' " + ev.path_short()
-            message = exec_to_message( cmdline )
-            if message:
-                app.mm.posts.create_post( options = { 'channel_id': channel_id,
-                                                      'message': message,
-                                                      } )
+        cmdline = app.config[ "MERCURIAL_BIN" ] + " commit -m 'event for incident " + raw_incident_number + " via FIH' " + ev.path_short()
+        message = exec_to_message( cmdline )
+        if message:
+            app.mm.posts.create_post( options = { 'channel_id': channel_id,
+                                                  'message': message,
+                                                  } )
 
         # pull, merge, commit
         for pull_from in app.config[ "MERCURIAL_PUSH_TO" ]:
@@ -365,10 +357,10 @@ def exec_to_message( cmdline ):
 
     stdout = strip_progress( strip_ansi( process.stdout.read().decode( 'ascii', 'ignore' ) ) )
     if stdout:
-        results += "\n\n```\n" + stdout.replace( "```", "` ` `" ) + "```\n"
+        results += "\n\n`````````\n" + stdout + "`````````\n"
     stderr = strip_progress( strip_ansi( process.stderr.read().decode( 'ascii', 'ignore' ) ) )
     if stderr:
-        results += "\n\n```\n" + stderr.replace( "```", "` ` `" ) + "```\n"
+        results += "\n\n`````````\n" + stderr + "`````````\n"
     if not stdout and not stderr:
         results += '_no output_\n'
     return results