diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 55038a6..ed48e7c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,25 +7,13 @@ stages:
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 .notify_template: &notify_template
   after_script:
+    - echo "Checking Telegram Variables..."
+    - echo "Chat ID is set to: ${TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID}"
     - |
-      # Check if Telegram token is available before sending
-      if [ -n "$TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN" ] && [ -n "$TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID" ]; then
-        MESSAGE="🚀 *GitOps Pipeline Status Notification*
-        --------------------------------------
-        *Project:* ${CI_PROJECT_NAME}
-        *Stage:* ${CI_JOB_STAGE}
-        *Status:* ${CI_JOB_STATUS}
-        *Branch:* ${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}
-        *Author:* ${CI_COMMIT_AUTHOR}
-        *Commit:* ${CI_COMMIT_TITLE}
-        --------------------------------------
-        [View Pipeline Details](${CI_PIPELINE_URL})"
-
-        curl -s -X POST "https://api.telegram.org/bot${TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN}/sendMessage" \
-          -d "chat_id=${TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID}" \
-          -d "parse_mode=Markdown" \
-          -d "text=${MESSAGE}"
-      fi
+      curl -X POST "https://api.telegram.org/bot${TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN}/sendMessage" \
+        -d "chat_id=${TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID}" \
+        -d "parse_mode=Markdown" \
+        -d "text=Test notification from GitLab pipeline"
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # Stage 1: DevSecOps Vulnerability Scanning