diff --git a/notify_generic.sh b/notify_generic.sh
index 3276334..2ef1d98 100644
--- a/notify_generic.sh
+++ b/notify_generic.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 # generic sample, the "Hello World" of notification addons
 
 send_notification() {
+  Updates=("$@")
+  UpdToString=$( printf "%s\n" "${Updates[@]}" )
+  FromHost=$(hostname)
 
-FromHost=$(hostname)
-
-# platform specific notification code would go here
-printf "\n%bGeneric notification addon:%b" "$c_green" "$c_reset"
-printf "\nThe following docker packages on $FromHost need to be updated:\n$@\n"
-
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  # platform specific notification code would go here
+  printf "\n%bGeneric notification addon:%b" "$c_green" "$c_reset"
+  printf "\nThe following docker packages on %s need to be updated:\n%s\n" "$FromHost" "$UpdToString"
+}