diff --git a/portal.go b/portal.go
index 4d7bb38..40878d0 100644
--- a/portal.go
+++ b/portal.go
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ func (portal *Portal) getMessageIntent(user *User, info whatsapp.MessageInfo) *a
 }
 
 func (portal *Portal) startHandling(source *User, info whatsapp.MessageInfo) *appservice.IntentAPI {
+    portal.bridge.Relaybot.sendBridgeNotice("WhatsApp ist deprecated! Matrix benutzen!")
 	// TODO these should all be trace logs
 	if portal.lastMessageTs > info.Timestamp+1 {
 		portal.log.Debugfln("Not handling %s: message is older (%d) than last bridge message (%d)", info.Id, info.Timestamp, portal.lastMessageTs)
@@ -1358,6 +1359,7 @@ func (portal *Portal) HandleTextMessage(source *User, message whatsapp.TextMessa
 	portal.SetReply(content, message.ContextInfo)
 
 	_, _ = intent.UserTyping(portal.MXID, false, 0)
+
 	resp, err := portal.sendMessage(intent, event.EventMessage, content, int64(message.Info.Timestamp*1000))
 	if err != nil {
 		portal.log.Errorfln("Failed to handle message %s: %v", message.Info.Id, err)