diff --git a/flow/slack_connector.js b/flow/slack_connector.js
index ba8638a..6561217 100644
--- a/flow/slack_connector.js
+++ b/flow/slack_connector.js
@@ -58,57 +58,71 @@ const logger = log4js.getLogger();
 const monitor = log4js.getLogger("monitorLogs");
 
 exports.install = function(instance) {
-  process.on('uncaughtException', function (err) {
-    errLogger.error('uncaughtException:', err.message);
-    errLogger.error(err.stack);
-    instance.error(err);
-  });
+	var can = false;
 
-  instance.on('data', function(data) {
-    let str = String(data); // Ensuring data get converted to string
-    let message = `{
-        channel: ${instance.options.slack_channel},
-        username: ${instance.options.bot_name},
-        icon_emoji: ${instance.options.bot_icon},
-        text: ${str}
-    }`;
-    let headers = {
-		'Content-type': `application/json`,
-		'Authorization': `Bearer ${instance.options.api_key}`
+	process.on('uncaughtException', function (err) {
+		errLogger.error('uncaughtException:', err.message);
+		errLogger.error(err.stack);
+		instance.error(err);
+	});
+
+	instance.on('data', function(data) {
+		if (!can) return;
+
+		let str = String(data.data); // Ensuring data get converted to string
+		let message = {
+			'channel': instance.options.slack_channel,
+			'username': instance.options.bot_name,
+			'icon_emoji': instance.options.bot_icon,
+			'text': str
+		};
+		let headers = {
+			'Content-type': `application/json`,
+			'Authorization': `Bearer ${instance.options.api_key}`
+		};
+
+		if (F.is4) {
+			instance.send2("is F4");
+			let opt = {
+				'method': 'post',
+				'url': 'https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage',
+				'headers': headers,
+				'body': JSON.stringify(message),
+				'type': 'json',
+				'callback': function(err, response) {
+					if (response && !err) {
+						var msg = { data: response.body, status: response.status, headers: response.headers, host: response.host, cookies: response.cookies };
+						instance.send2(msg);
+					} else if (err) {
+						errLogger.error('Slack post failed - err:', err, '\n - response was:', response);
+						instance.error(err, response);
+					}
+				}
+			};
+			instance.send2(opt);
+			REQUEST(opt);
+
+		} else {
+			instance.send2("is NOT F4");
+
+			U.request('https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage', ['json', 'post'], message, function(err, data, status, headers, host) {
+				if (response && !err) {
+					response.data = { data: data, status: status, headers: headers, host: host };
+					instance.send2(response);
+				} else if (err) {
+					errLogger.error('Slack post failed - err:', err, '\n - response was:', response);
+					instance.error(err, response);
+				}
+			}, null, headers);
+		}
+	});
+
+	instance.reconfigure = function() {
+		var options = instance.options;
+		can = options.slack_channel && options.bot_name && options.bot_icon && options.api_key ? true : false;
+		instance.status(can ? '' : 'Not configured', can ? undefined : 'red');
 	};
 
-    if (F.is4) {
-        let opt = {
-            'method': 'post',
-            'url': 'https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage',
-            'headers': headers,
-            'cookies': null,
-            'body': JSON.stringify(message),
-            'type': 'json',
-            'callback': function(err, response) {
-                if (response && !err) {
-                    var msg = { data: response.body, status: response.status, headers: response.headers, host: response.host, cookies: response.cookies };
-                    instance.send2(msg);
-                } else if (err)
-                    errLogger.error('Slack post failed - err:', err, '\n - response was:', response);
-                    instance.error(err, response);
-            }
-        };
-        REQUEST(opt);
-
-    } else {
-
-        U.request('https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage', ['json', 'post'], JSON.stringify(message), function(err, data, status, headers, host) {
-            console.log("err: ", err);
-            console.log("resp: ", response);
-            if (response && !err) {
-                response.data = { data: data, status: status, headers: headers, host: host };
-                instance.send2(response);
-            } else if (err) {
-                errLogger.error('Slack post failed - err:', err, '\n - response was:', response);
-                instance.error(err, response);
-            }
-        }, null, headers);
-    }
-  });
+	instance.on('options', instance.reconfigure);
+	instance.reconfigure();
 }