diff --git a/.github/workflows/notify.yaml b/.github/workflows/notify.yaml
index 833bd7e..8b61d92 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/notify.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/notify.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-name: notify
 env:
-  icons: '{"success" : "white_check_mark", "failure": "white_check_mark", "canceled": "", "start": ""}'
+  icons: '{"success" : ":white_check_mark:", "failure": ":cross_mark:", "canceled": ":facepalm:", "started": ":warning:"}'
 on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
       result:
-        required: true
+        required: false
+        default: ${{ github.action_status }}
         type: string
 jobs:
   notify: