diff --git a/src/commands/CommandHandler.ts b/src/commands/CommandHandler.ts
index 08a8412..bc052d8 100644
--- a/src/commands/CommandHandler.ts
+++ b/src/commands/CommandHandler.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export function handleCommand(roomId: string, event: any, mjolnir: Mjolnir) {
     const cmd = event['content']['body'];
     const parts = cmd.trim().split(' ');
 
-    if (parts.length === 1) {
+    if (parts.length === 1 || parts[1] === 'status') {
         return execStatusCommand(roomId, event, mjolnir);
     } else if (parts[1] === 'ban' && parts.length > 3) {
         return execBanCommand(roomId, event, mjolnir, parts);
diff --git a/src/commands/StatusCommand.ts b/src/commands/StatusCommand.ts
index 4590264..a470e20 100644
--- a/src/commands/StatusCommand.ts
+++ b/src/commands/StatusCommand.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 import { Mjolnir } from "../Mjolnir";
+import { RichReply } from "matrix-bot-sdk";
 
 // !mjolnir
 export async function execStatusCommand(roomId: string, event: any, mjolnir: Mjolnir) {
@@ -37,11 +38,7 @@ export async function execStatusCommand(roomId: string, event: any, mjolnir: Mjo
     }
     html += "</ul>";
 
-    const message = {
-        msgtype: "m.notice",
-        body: text,
-        format: "org.matrix.custom.html",
-        formatted_body: html,
-    };
-    return mjolnir.client.sendMessage(roomId, message);
+    const reply = RichReply.createFor(roomId, event, text, html);
+    reply["msgtype"] = "m.notice";
+    return mjolnir.client.sendMessage(roomId, reply);
 }