diff --git a/plugin/notify/github/github.go b/plugin/notify/github/github.go
index 38c6f3028..2fcb81d53 100644
--- a/plugin/notify/github/github.go
+++ b/plugin/notify/github/github.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 const (
-	StatusPending = "peding"
+	StatusPending = "pending"
 	StatusSuccess = "success"
 	StatusFailure = "failure"
 	StatusError   = "error"
@@ -69,15 +69,15 @@ func (g GitHub) Send(context *model.Request) error {
 		context.Repo.Host,
 		context.Repo.Owner,
 		context.Repo.Name,
-		context.Commit.Sha,
-		target,
-		getDesc(context.Commit.Status),
 		getStatus(context.Commit.Status),
-		context.User.Token,
+		getDesc(context.Commit.Status),
+		target,
+		context.Commit.Sha,
+		context.User.Access,
 	)
 }
 
-func send(host, owner, repo, ref, status, target, desc, token string) error {
+func send(host, owner, repo, status, desc, target, ref, token string) error {
 	transport := &oauth.Transport{
 		Token: &oauth.Token{AccessToken: token},
 	}
diff --git a/plugin/notify/github/github_test.go b/plugin/notify/github/github_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f905b208
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/notify/github/github_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package github
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/drone/drone/shared/model"
+	"github.com/franela/goblin"
+)
+
+func Test_Client(t *testing.T) {
+
+	g := goblin.Goblin(t)
+	g.Describe("Github Status", func() {
+
+		g.It("Should get a status", func() {
+			g.Assert(getStatus(model.StatusEnqueue)).Equal(StatusPending)
+			g.Assert(getStatus(model.StatusStarted)).Equal(StatusPending)
+			g.Assert(getStatus(model.StatusSuccess)).Equal(StatusSuccess)
+			g.Assert(getStatus(model.StatusFailure)).Equal(StatusFailure)
+			g.Assert(getStatus(model.StatusError)).Equal(StatusError)
+			g.Assert(getStatus(model.StatusKilled)).Equal(StatusError)
+			g.Assert(getStatus(model.StatusNone)).Equal(StatusError)
+		})
+
+		g.It("Should get a description", func() {
+			g.Assert(getDesc(model.StatusEnqueue)).Equal(DescPending)
+			g.Assert(getDesc(model.StatusStarted)).Equal(DescPending)
+			g.Assert(getDesc(model.StatusSuccess)).Equal(DescSuccess)
+			g.Assert(getDesc(model.StatusFailure)).Equal(DescFailure)
+			g.Assert(getDesc(model.StatusError)).Equal(DescError)
+			g.Assert(getDesc(model.StatusKilled)).Equal(DescError)
+			g.Assert(getDesc(model.StatusNone)).Equal(DescError)
+		})
+
+		g.It("Should get a target url", func() {
+			var (
+				url    = "https://drone.io"
+				host   = "github.com"
+				owner  = "drone"
+				repo   = "go-bitbucket"
+				branch = "master"
+				commit = "0c0cf4ece975efdfcf6daa78b03d4e84dd257da7"
+			)
+
+			var got = getTarget(url, host, owner, repo, branch, commit)
+			var want = "https://drone.io/github.com/drone/go-bitbucket/master/0c0cf4ece975efdfcf6daa78b03d4e84dd257da7"
+			g.Assert(got).Equal(want)
+		})
+	})
+}
diff --git a/plugin/notify/webhook.go b/plugin/notify/webhook.go
index 22d325636..998cc1605 100644
--- a/plugin/notify/webhook.go
+++ b/plugin/notify/webhook.go
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ func (w *Webhook) send(context *model.Request) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// loop through and email recipients
 	for _, url := range w.URL {
 		go sendJson(url, payload)
 	}
diff --git a/server/handler/hook.go b/server/handler/hook.go
index b6bfed288..6591b5c96 100644
--- a/server/handler/hook.go
+++ b/server/handler/hook.go
@@ -107,10 +107,15 @@ func (h *HookHandler) PostHook(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 	}
 
 	//fmt.Printf("%s", yml)
+	owner, err := h.users.Find(repo.UserID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return badRequest{err}
+	}
 
 	// drop the items on the queue
 	go func() {
 		h.queue <- &model.Request{
+			User:   owner,
 			Host:   httputil.GetURL(r),
 			Repo:   repo,
 			Commit: &c,
diff --git a/server/worker/worker.go b/server/worker/worker.go
index 5b1aafd34..7a7b15d03 100644
--- a/server/worker/worker.go
+++ b/server/worker/worker.go
@@ -165,9 +165,6 @@ func (w *worker) Execute(r *model.Request) {
 	// notify all listeners that the build is finished
 	commitc.Publish(r)
 
-	// todo(bradrydzewski) update github status API
-	// todo(bradrydzewski) send email notifications
-
 	// send all "finished" notifications
 	if script.Notifications != nil {
 		script.Notifications.Send(r)