diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-debian.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-debian.yml
index 70697f596..26f58f594 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-debian.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-debian.yml
@@ -87,14 +87,14 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ success() && github.repository == 'calamares/calamares' }}
         with:
           server: chat.freenode.net
-          nickname: cala-notify
+          nickname: cala-ci
           channel: "#calamares"
-          message: "${{ github.workflow }} OK ${{ steps.pre_build.outputs.message }}"
+          message: "SCHEDULED ${{ github.workflow }} OK ${{ steps.pre_build.outputs.message }}"
       - name: "notify: fail"
         uses: rectalogic/notify-irc@v1
         if: ${{ failure() && github.repository == 'calamares/calamares' }}
         with:
           server: chat.freenode.net
-          nickname: cala-notify
+          nickname: cala-ci
           channel: "#calamares"
-          message: "${{ github.workflow }} FAIL ${{ steps.pre_build.outputs.message }}"
+          message: "SCHEDULED ${{ github.workflow }} FAIL ${{ steps.pre_build.outputs.message }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-neon.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-neon.yml
index eee870b1a..eb5904209 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-neon.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-neon.yml
@@ -82,14 +82,14 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ success() && github.repository == 'calamares/calamares' }}
         with:
           server: chat.freenode.net
-          nickname: cala-notify
+          nickname: cala-ci
           channel: "#calamares"
-          message: "${{ github.workflow }} OK ${{ github.actor }} on ${{ github.event.ref }}\n.. ${{ steps.pre_build.outputs.message }}"
+          message: "PUSH ${{ github.workflow }} OK ${{ github.actor }} on ${{ github.event.ref }}\n.. ${{ steps.pre_build.outputs.message }}"
       - name: "notify: fail"
         uses: rectalogic/notify-irc@v1
         if: ${{ failure() && github.repository == 'calamares/calamares' }}
         with:
           server: chat.freenode.net
-          nickname: cala-notify
+          nickname: cala-ci
           channel: "#calamares"
-          message: "${{ github.workflow }} FAIL ${{ github.actor }} on ${{ github.event.ref }}\n.. ${{ steps.pre_build.outputs.message }}\n.. DIFF ${{ github.event.compare }}"
+          message: "PUSH ${{ github.workflow }} FAIL ${{ github.actor }} on ${{ github.event.ref }}\n.. ${{ steps.pre_build.outputs.message }}\n.. DIFF ${{ github.event.compare }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-opensuse.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-opensuse.yml
index 9e6f72002..c9098dbc1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-opensuse.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-opensuse.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: ci-opensuse-leap
+name: ci-opensuse
 
 on:
   schedule:
@@ -85,14 +85,14 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ success() && github.repository == 'calamares/calamares' }}
         with:
           server: chat.freenode.net
-          nickname: cala-notify
+          nickname: cala-ci
           channel: "#calamares"
-          message: "${{ github.workflow }} OK ${{ steps.pre_build.outputs.message }}"
+          message: "SCHEDULED ${{ github.workflow }} OK ${{ steps.pre_build.outputs.message }}"
       - name: "notify: fail"
         uses: rectalogic/notify-irc@v1
         if: ${{ failure() && github.repository == 'calamares/calamares' }}
         with:
           server: chat.freenode.net
-          nickname: cala-notify
+          nickname: cala-ci
           channel: "#calamares"
-          message: "${{ github.workflow }} FAIL ${{ steps.pre_build.outputs.message }}"
+          message: "SCHEDULED ${{ github.workflow }} FAIL ${{ steps.pre_build.outputs.message }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/issues.yml b/.github/workflows/issues.yml
index ed7184789..e8d2821ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issues.yml
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ jobs:
         if: github.event.issue.state == 'open'
         with:
           server: chat.freenode.net
-          nickname: cala-notify
+          nickname: cala-issues
           channel: "#calamares"
-          message: "[${{ github.event.issue.title }}](${{ github.event.issue.html_url }}) opened by ${{ github.actor }}"
+          message: "OPENED ${{ github.event.issue.html_url }} by ${{ github.actor }} ${{ github.event.issue.title }}"
       - name: "notify: closed"
         uses: rectalogic/notify-irc@v1
         if: github.event.issue.state != 'open'
         with:
           server: chat.freenode.net
-          nickname: cala-notify
+          nickname: cala-issues
           channel: "#calamares"
-          message: "[${{ github.event.issue.title }}](${{ github.event.issue.html_url }}) closed by ${{ github.actor }}"
+          message: "CLOSED ${{ github.event.issue.html_url }} by ${{ github.actor }} ${{ github.event.issue.title }}"