diff --git a/irssi-notification-client.py b/irssi-notification-client.py
index 672dde1..79bfa89 100755
--- a/irssi-notification-client.py
+++ b/irssi-notification-client.py
@@ -6,23 +6,25 @@
 import random
 import dbus
 import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
+import ssl
 
 def read_credentials_file(filename):
     f = open(filename)
     return f.readline().strip(), f.readline().strip()
 
-mqtt_name = "sailfish_iot_"+''.join(random.choice(string.ascii_lowercase + string.digits) for i in xrange(8))
+mqtt_name = "sailfish_iot_"+''.join(random.choice(string.ascii_lowercase + string.digits) for i in range(8))
 mqtt_server = "devaamo.fi"
-mqtt_port = 1883
+mqtt_port = 8883
 mqtt_keepalive = 210
 # Note: getting the will wrong will make your connection fail authentication!
 mqtt_set_will = False
 mqtt_credentials = os.path.expanduser("~/.mqtt_auth")
 mqtt_user, mqtt_password = read_credentials_file(mqtt_credentials)
 mqtt_topic_base = "sailfish/"+mqtt_user+"/"
+mqtt_cafile = os.path.expanduser("~/<path_to_the_CA_file>.pem")
 
-print "starting MQTT notification client!"
-print "Press CTRL + C to exit"
+print ("starting MQTT notification client!")
+print ("Press CTRL + C to exit")
 
 def on_log(mosq, obj, level, string):
     print(string)
@@ -44,25 +46,29 @@ def on_connect(mosq, userdata, rc):
 if mqtt_set_will: mqttc.will_set(mqtt_topic_base+"irssi/receiver_state", None, 0, True)
 # Setting reconnect delay is currently not supported by paho
 #mqttc.reconnect_delay_set(1, 300, True)
+mqttc.tls_set(mqtt_cafile, None, None, ssl.CERT_REQUIRED, ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1_2)
 mqttc.connect(mqtt_server, mqtt_port, mqtt_keepalive)
 
 def on_message(mosq, obj, msg):
-    print("Message received on topic "+msg.topic+" with QoS "+str(msg.qos)+" and payload "+msg.payload)
-    notification = msg.payload.split('\n')
+    print("Message received on topic "+msg.topic+" with QoS "+str(msg.qos)+" and payload "+msg.payload.decode("utf-8"))
+    notification = msg.payload.decode("utf-8").split('\n')
     try:
+        object = bus.get_object('org.freedesktop.Notifications','/org/freedesktop/Notifications')
+        interface = dbus.Interface(object,'org.freedesktop.Notifications')
         interface.Notify("irssi",
                  0,
                  "icon-m-notifications",
                  notification[0],
                  notification[1],
-                 dbus.Array(["default", ""]),
+                 dbus.Array(["default", "Ok"]),
                  dbus.Dictionary({"category":"x-nemo.messaging.irssi",
                              "x-nemo-preview-body": notification[1],
                              "x-nemo-preview-summary": notification[0]},
                              signature='sv'),
                  0)
-    except dbus.exceptions.DBusException:
+    except dbus.exceptions.DBusException as e:
         print("Failed sending DBus notification.")
+        print(e)
 
 mqttc.on_message = on_message