diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 2168875d..c522df5c 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@
   $webhook_slack_channel         = undef
   $webhook_slack_username        = undef
   $webhook_slack_proxy_url       = undef
+  $webhook_slack_icon            = undef
   $webhook_rocketchat_webhook    = undef
   $webhook_rocketchat_channel    = undef
   $webhook_rocketchat_username   = undef
diff --git a/manifests/webhook/config.pp b/manifests/webhook/config.pp
index 162b1753..dc2d8547 100644
--- a/manifests/webhook/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/webhook/config.pp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
   $slack_channel                        = $r10k::params::webhook_slack_channel,
   $slack_username                       = $r10k::params::webhook_slack_username,
   $slack_proxy_url                      = $r10k::params::webhook_slack_proxy_url,
+  $slack_icon                           = $r10k::params::webhook_slack_icon,
   $rocketchat_webhook                   = $r10k::params::webhook_rocketchat_webhook,
   $rocketchat_channel                   = $r10k::params::webhook_rocketchat_channel,
   $rocketchat_username                  = $r10k::params::webhook_rocketchat_username,
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@
       'slack_channel'         => $slack_channel,
       'slack_username'        => $slack_username,
       'slack_proxy_url'       => $slack_proxy_url,
+      'slack_icon'            => $slack_icon,
       'rocketchat_webhook'    => $rocketchat_webhook,
       'rocketchat_channel'    => $rocketchat_channel,
       'rocketchat_username'   => $rocketchat_username,
diff --git a/templates/webhook.bin.erb b/templates/webhook.bin.erb
index a2c89989..835f2f6c 100755
--- a/templates/webhook.bin.erb
+++ b/templates/webhook.bin.erb
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ class Server < Sinatra::Base
     module_name = sanitize_input(module_name)
     $logger.info("Deploying module #{module_name} in the background.")
     Process.detach(fork { deploy_module(module_name) })
+
+    return 202,  {:status => :accepted, :message => 'accepted' }.to_json
   end
 
   # Simulate a github post:
@@ -213,6 +215,8 @@ class Server < Sinatra::Base
     else
       $logger.info("Deploying environment #{env} in the background")
       Process.detach(fork { deploy(env, deleted) })
+
+      return 202,  {:status => :accepted, :message => 'accepted' }.to_json
     end
   end
 
@@ -261,8 +265,7 @@ class Server < Sinatra::Base
         file.flock(File::LOCK_EX)
 
         message = "triggered: #{command}"
-        exec "#{command} &"
-        exit_status = 0
+        stdout, stderr, exit_status = Open3.capture3(command)
         raise "#{stdout}\n#{stderr}" if exit_status != 0
       end
       message
@@ -296,6 +299,12 @@ class Server < Sinatra::Base
         slack_user = 'r10k'
       end
 
+      if $config['slack_icon']
+        slack_icon = $config['slack_icon']
+      else
+        slack_icon = ':ocean:'
+      end
+
       if $config['slack_proxy_url']
         uri = URI($config['slack_proxy_url'])
         http_options = {
@@ -310,19 +319,24 @@ class Server < Sinatra::Base
       notifier = Slack::Notifier.new $config['slack_webhook'] do
         defaults channel: slack_channel,
                  username: slack_user,
-                 icon_emoji: ":ocean:",
+                 icon_emoji: slack_icon,
                  http_options: http_options
       end
 
-      if status_message[:branch]
+      if status_message[:environment]  # generate_types
+        target = status_message[:environment]
+        msg = "Generation of Puppet resource types for #{target}"
+      elsif status_message[:branch]    # deploy
         target = status_message[:branch]
-      elsif status_message[:module]
+        msg = "Deployment of Puppet environment #{target}"
+      elsif status_message[:module]    # deploy_module
         target = status_message[:module]
+        msg = "Deployment of Puppet module #{target}"
       end
 
       message = {
         author: 'r10k for Puppet',
-        title: "r10k deployment of Puppet environment #{target}"
+        title: msg
       }
 
       case status_message[:status_code]
@@ -340,7 +354,7 @@ class Server < Sinatra::Base
         )
       end
 
-      notifier.post text: message[:fallback], attachments: [message]
+      notifier.post text: 'r10k deployment', attachments: [message]
     end
 
     def notify_rocketchat(status_message)
@@ -360,16 +374,21 @@ class Server < Sinatra::Base
       notifier.username = rocketchat_user
       notifier.channel = rocketchat_channel
       
-      if status_message[:branch]
+      if status_message[:environment]  # generate_types
+        target = status_message[:environment]
+        msg = "Generation of Puppet resource types for #{target}"
+      elsif status_message[:branch]    # deploy
         target = status_message[:branch]
-      elsif status_message[:module]
+        msg = "Deployment of Puppet environment #{target}"
+      elsif status_message[:module]    # deploy_module
         target = status_message[:module]
+        msg = "Deployment of Puppet module #{target}"
       end
 
-      message = "r10k deployment of Puppet environment/module #{target}"
+      message = "r10k deployment"
       attachments = {
         author: 'r10k for Puppet',
-        title: "r10k deployment of Puppet environment #{target}",
+        title: msg,
       }
 
       case status_message[:status_code]
@@ -401,7 +420,7 @@ class Server < Sinatra::Base
         end
         message = run_command(command)
         $logger.info("message: #{message} module_name: #{module_name}")
-        status_message = {:status => :success, :message => message.to_s, :module_name => module_name, :status_code => 202}
+        status_message = {:status => :success, :message => message.to_s, :module_name => module_name, :status_code => 200}
         notify_slack(status_message) if slack?
         notify_rocketchat(status_message) if rocketchat?
         status_message.to_json
@@ -433,13 +452,13 @@ class Server < Sinatra::Base
           end
           message = run_command(command)
         end
-        status_message =  {:status => :success, :message => message.to_s, :branch => branch, :status_code => 202}
+        status_message =  {:status => :success, :message => message.to_s, :branch => branch, :status_code => 200}
         $logger.info("message: #{message} branch: #{branch}")
+        notify_slack(status_message) if slack?
+        notify_rocketchat(status_message) if rocketchat?
         unless deleted
           generate_types(branch) if types?
         end
-        notify_slack(status_message) if slack?
-        notify_rocketchat(status_message) if rocketchat?
         status_message.to_json
      rescue => e
         status_message = {:status => :fail, :message => e.message, :trace => e.backtrace, :branch => branch, :status_code => 500}