diff --git a/feed-bot.js b/feed-bot.js
index 1be4deb..9a56917 100644
--- a/feed-bot.js
+++ b/feed-bot.js
@@ -52,32 +52,28 @@ Dns.resolve("discordapp.com", function (err) {
 			setInterval(checkFeedAndPost, Config.pollingInterval);
 		});
 
-		bot.on("disconnect", function(err, code){
-			logEvent("Bot was disconnected. Code: " + code + ". Details: " + (err.message || err));
+		bot.on("disconnect", function (err, code) {
+			logEvent("Bot was disconnected! " + code != null ? code : "No disconnect code provided");
+			if (err) reportError("Bot disconnect error: " + (err.message || err));
 			logEvent("Trying to reconnect bot");
 			bot.connect();
 		});
 
 		bot.on("message", function (user, userID, channelID, message) {
-			//check if the message is a link, cache it if it is
-			if (linkRegExp.test(message) && (message !== latestFeedLink)) {
-				logEvent("Detected posted link: " + message);
+			//check if the message contains a link, in the right channel, and not the latest link from the rss feed
+			if (channelID === Config.channelID && linkRegExp.test(message) && (message !== latestFeedLink)) {
+				logEvent("Detected posted link in this message: " + message);
 				//detect the url inside the string, and cache it
 				Uri.withinString(message, function (url) {
 					cacheLink(url);
 					return url;
 				});
-			} else if(message === "enableVerboseLogging"){
-				verboseLogging = true;
-			} else if(message === "disableVerboseLogging"){
-				verboseLogging = false;
 			}
 		});
 	}
 });
 
 function checkFeedAndPost() {
-	if(verboseLogging) logEvent("Bot is currently " + (bot.connected ? "connected to" : "disconnected from") + " discord");
 	//check that we have an internet connection (well not exactly - check that we have a connection to the host of the feedUrl)
 	Dns.resolve(url.host, function (err) {
 		if (err) reportError("CONNECTION ERROR: Cannot resolve host (you are probably not connected to the internet). Details: " + (err.message || err));
@@ -97,16 +93,16 @@ function checkLinkAndPost(err, articles) {
 			bot.sendMessage({
 				to: Config.channelID,
 				message: latestLink
-			}, function(err, message){
+			}, function (err, message) {
 				reportError("ERROR: Failed to send message: " + (err.message || err) + " " + message);
 				logEvent("Checking bot connectivity");
-				if(bot.connected)
+				if (bot.connected)
 					logEvent("Connectivity seems fine - I have no idea why the message didn't post");
-				else{
+				else {
 					reportError("Bot appears to be disconnected! Attempting to reconnect...")
 					bot.connect();
 				}
-					
+
 			});
 			cacheLink(latestLink);
 		}