diff --git a/tasks/deadswitch.yml b/tasks/deadswitch.yml
index 93d9f3b..56ec879 100644
--- a/tasks/deadswitch.yml
+++ b/tasks/deadswitch.yml
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
     dest: /root/deadman/imdead.sh
     mode: u+rwx
 
-- name: Copy dead message
+- name: Copy dead patch
   template:
-    src: secrets/dead.md
-    dest: /root/deadman/dead.md
+    src: secrets/dead.patch
+    dest: /root/deadman/dead.patch
 
 - name: Install deadtrigger
   file:
diff --git a/templates/blog/imdead.sh b/templates/blog/imdead.sh
index 6117164..163cad0 100644
--- a/templates/blog/imdead.sh
+++ b/templates/blog/imdead.sh
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 
 cd $HOME/deadman
 
-postTemplate='dead.md'
+postPatch='dead.patch'
 pageName='openpunk/content/pages/dead.md'
 currDate=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d')
 
 git clone git@github.com:CPunch/openpunk.git
-cp $postTemplate $pageName
+git am postPatch
 
 # replace our --DATE-- with the current date
 sed -i 's/--DATE--/'$currDate'/g' $pageName