diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index e5b76c1..52fc5af 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func main() {
 			Usage:  "telegram user",
 			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_TO,TELEGRAM_TO,INPUT_TO",
 		},
-		cli.StringSliceFlag{
+		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:   "message",
 			Usage:  "send telegram message",
 			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_MESSAGE,TELEGRAM_MESSAGE,INPUT_MESSAGE",
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 			MatchEmail:   c.Bool("match.email"),
 			WebPreview:   c.Bool("webpage.preview"),
 			To:           c.StringSlice("to"),
-			Message:      c.StringSlice("message"),
+			Message:      c.String("message"),
 			MessageFile:  c.String("message.file"),
 			TemplateVars: c.String("template.vars"),
 			Photo:        c.StringSlice("photo"),
diff --git a/plugin.go b/plugin.go
index fe87497..7eb7778 100644
--- a/plugin.go
+++ b/plugin.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ type (
 		MatchEmail   bool
 		WebPreview   bool
 		To           []string
-		Message      []string
+		Message      string
 		MessageFile  string
 		TemplateVars string
 		Photo        []string
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ func (p Plugin) Exec() (err error) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error loading message file '%s': %v", p.Config.MessageFile, err)
 		}
 	case len(p.Config.Message) > 0:
-		message = p.Config.Message
+		message = []string{p.Config.Message}
 	default:
 		p.Config.Format = formatMarkdown
 		message = p.Message()
diff --git a/plugin_test.go b/plugin_test.go
index b55e594..e9c0fa6 100644
--- a/plugin_test.go
+++ b/plugin_test.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func TestSendMessage(t *testing.T) {
 		Config: Config{
 			Token:    os.Getenv("TELEGRAM_TOKEN"),
 			To:       []string{os.Getenv("TELEGRAM_TO"), os.Getenv("TELEGRAM_TO") + ":appleboy@gmail.com", "中文ID", "1234567890"},
-			Message:  []string{"Test Telegram Chat Bot From Travis or Local", "commit message: 『{{ build.message }}』", " "},
+			Message:  "Test Telegram Chat Bot From Travis or Local, commit message: 『{{ build.message }}』",
 			Photo:    []string{"tests/github.png", "1234", " "},
 			Document: []string{"tests/gophercolor.png", "1234", " "},
 			Sticker:  []string{"tests/github-logo.png", "tests/github.png", "1234", " "},
@@ -114,12 +114,12 @@ func TestSendMessage(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NotNil(t, err)
 
 	plugin.Config.Format = formatMarkdown
-	plugin.Config.Message = []string{"Test escape under_score"}
+	plugin.Config.Message = "Test escape under_score"
 	err = plugin.Exec()
 	assert.NotNil(t, err)
 
 	// disable message
-	plugin.Config.Message = []string{}
+	plugin.Config.Message = ""
 	err = plugin.Exec()
 	assert.NotNil(t, err)
 }
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func TestBotError(t *testing.T) {
 		Config: Config{
 			Token:   "appleboy",
 			To:      []string{os.Getenv("TELEGRAM_TO"), "中文ID", "1234567890"},
-			Message: []string{"Test Telegram Chat Bot From Travis or Local", " "},
+			Message: "Test Telegram Chat Bot From Travis or Local",
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ func TestProxySendMessage(t *testing.T) {
 		Config: Config{
 			Token:   os.Getenv("TELEGRAM_TOKEN"),
 			To:      []string{os.Getenv("TELEGRAM_TO")},
-			Message: []string{"Send message from socks5 proxy URL."},
+			Message: "Send message from socks5 proxy URL.",
 			Debug:   false,
 			Socks5:  os.Getenv("SOCKS5"),
 		},