diff --git a/pkg/notifications/notifier.go b/pkg/notifications/notifier.go
index f22203c..6595b22 100644
--- a/pkg/notifications/notifier.go
+++ b/pkg/notifications/notifier.go
@@ -47,9 +47,7 @@ func NewNotifier(c *cobra.Command) *Notifier {
 		default:
 			log.Fatalf("Unknown notification type %q", t)
 		}
-		if tn != nil {
-			n.types = append(n.types, tn)
-		}
+		n.types = append(n.types, tn)
 	}
 
 	return n
diff --git a/pkg/notifications/shoutrrr.go b/pkg/notifications/shoutrrr.go
index 58d333b..8cf3d7c 100644
--- a/pkg/notifications/shoutrrr.go
+++ b/pkg/notifications/shoutrrr.go
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ func newShoutrrrNotifier(c *cobra.Command, acceptedLogLevels []log.Level) t.Noti
 	urls, _ := flags.GetStringArray("notification-url")
 	r, err := shoutrrr.CreateSender(urls...)
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("Failed to initialize Shoutrrr notifications: %s\n", err.Error())
-		return nil
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to initialize Shoutrrr notifications: %s\n", err.Error())
 	}
 
 	n := &shoutrrrTypeNotifier{
@@ -50,7 +49,9 @@ func newShoutrrrNotifier(c *cobra.Command, acceptedLogLevels []log.Level) t.Noti
 
 func (e *shoutrrrTypeNotifier) buildMessage(entries []*log.Entry) string {
 	var body bytes.Buffer
-	e.template.Execute(&body, entries)
+	if err := e.template.Execute(&body, entries); err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Failed to execute Shoutrrrr template: %s\n", err.Error())
+	}
 
 	return body.String()
 }