diff --git a/hbd b/hbd
index f1ef6c8..349abf1 100755
--- a/hbd
+++ b/hbd
@@ -4,11 +4,28 @@
 #
 VER = 1.52
 
-import time, os, string, sys, socket, atexit, select, SocketServer, getopt, signal, cPickle, smtplib, traceback, urllib
+import time
+import os
+import string
+import sys
+import socket
+import atexit
+import select
+import SocketServer
+import getopt
+import signal
+import cPickle
+import smtplib
+import traceback
+import urllib
+import httplib
 
 from subprocess import Popen, STDOUT, PIPE
 
 
+SEND_EMAIL=False
+SEND_PUSHOVER=True
+
 False = 0
 True = 1
 LOGFILE = "/home/andreas/public_html/messages/andreas"
@@ -118,31 +135,45 @@ class Host:
 
 
 def email(s, msg):
-		ret = "OK"
-		toaddrs = AEMAIL
-		fromaddr = "aew.heartbeat@wrede.ca"
-		subj = "Info from %s: %s" % (NAME, s)
-		date = time.strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %z", time.localtime())
-		body = "To: %s\nFrom: %s\nSubject: %s\nDate: %s\n\n%s" % (toaddrs[0], fromaddr, subj, date, msg)
-		try:
-			server = smtplib.SMTP(SMTPSERVER)
-			if DEBUG:
-				server.set_debuglevel(1)
-			server.sendmail(fromaddr, toaddrs, body)
-		except smtplib.SMTPRecipientsRefused, errs:
-			log("cannot send email: %s\n" % (errs))
-			ret = "Fail"
-		except:
-			print("smtp error: "+traceback.format_exc())
-			saveandrestart()
-		try:
-			server.quit()
-		except:
-			pass
-		return ret
+	if not SEND_EMAIL:
+		return
+	ret = "OK"
+	toaddrs = AEMAIL
+	fromaddr = "aew.heartbeat@wrede.ca"
+	subj = "Info from %s: %s" % (NAME, s)
+	date = time.strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %z", time.localtime())
+	body = "To: %s\nFrom: %s\nSubject: %s\nDate: %s\n\n%s" % (toaddrs[0], fromaddr, subj, date, msg)
+	try:
+		server = smtplib.SMTP(SMTPSERVER)
+		if DEBUG:
+			server.set_debuglevel(1)
+		server.sendmail(fromaddr, toaddrs, body)
+	except smtplib.SMTPRecipientsRefused, errs:
+		log("cannot send email: %s\n" % (errs))
+		ret = "Fail"
+	except:
+		print("smtp error: "+traceback.format_exc())
+		saveandrestart()
+	try:
+		server.quit()
+	except:
+		pass
+	return ret
+
+
+def pushover(msg):
+	if not SEND_PUSHOVER:
+		return
+	conn = httplib.HTTPSConnection("api.pushover.net:443")
+	conn.request("POST", "/1/messages.json",
+		urllib.urlencode({
+		"token": "ac7NLX2rPjXFareeDgLpXNoDf4iFmf",
+		"user": "uDhH33UjQQDYtNzJb1ThRiWb9ingGK",
+		"message": msg,
+	}), { "Content-type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" })
+	conn.getresponse()
 
 
-#
 # nsupdate:  set the DNS A record for a fqdn
 #	return: None if ok, else error text
 def nsupdate(hostname, newip):
@@ -176,7 +207,6 @@ answer
 	return output
 
 
-#
 #
 def dur(sec):
 	sec = int(sec)
@@ -190,7 +220,6 @@ def dur(sec):
 	return "0:%02d" % s
 
 
-#
 #
 def addhost(name, addr):
 	sname = shortname(name)
@@ -268,6 +297,7 @@ def checkoverdue():
 			m = "%s is overdue" % h
 			if h in watchhosts:
 				email("overdue", m)
+				pushover(m)
 			hosts[h].newstate(Host.overdue, grace)
 			log(m)
 
@@ -383,6 +413,7 @@ def fromaddr(name, addr, boot, interval, acks):
 		log(m)
 		if name in watchhosts:
 			email("address change", m)
+			pushover(m)
 
 	host.lastbeat = now
 	if host.getstate() != Host.up and interval > 0:
@@ -392,6 +423,7 @@ def fromaddr(name, addr, boot, interval, acks):
 		log(m)
 		if name in watchhosts:
 			email("back", name)
+			pushover("%s is back" % name)
 	host.upcount += 1
 
 
@@ -448,17 +480,21 @@ def readsock(sock):
 		log(m)
 		if name in watchhosts:
 			email("booted", m)
+			pushover(m)
 	if msg:
 		m = "%s msg: %s" % (name, msg)
 		log(m, service=service)
 		if name in watchhosts:
 			email("msg", m)
+			pushover(m)
+
 	fromaddr(name, addr[0], boot, interval, acks)
 	if shutdown:
 		m = "%s shutdown" % name
 		log(m)
 		if name in watchhosts:
 			email("shutdown", m)
+			pushover(m)
 		try:
 			hosts[name].newstate(Host.down)
 		except:
@@ -472,7 +508,9 @@ def readsock(sock):
 	rmsg="ACK"
 	if len(hosts[name].cmds):
 		rmsg=hosts[name].cmds[0]
-		email("%s cmd exec" % name, "command '%s' initiated" %  hosts[name].cmds[0])
+		msg="command '%s' initiated" %  hosts[name].cmds[0]
+		email("%s cmd exec" % name, msg)
+		pushover(msg)
 		del hosts[name].cmds[0]
 		log("%s command initiated" % name)
 	try: