diff --git a/basics.yml b/basics.yml
index 87e2184..891e17c 100644
--- a/basics.yml
+++ b/basics.yml
@@ -768,16 +768,16 @@
           then
             echo "$message" | mail -s "notify.sh: $subj" $tomail
           fi
+    
           
-      
-          ## MATRIX
+          ## MATRIX      
           room=$(hostname)
           [ -n "$togroup" ] && room=$togroup
-          if [ -f /home/docker/matrix.$(hostname)/matrix-commander-data/credentials.json ]
+          if ps ax | grep -q synapse.app.homeserver
           then
-            docker compose -f /home/docker/matrix.$(hostname)/docker-compose.yml run -T matrix.$(hostname)--commander -k -m "$message" --room $room --log-level WARNING WARNING
+            sudo /usr/bin/docker compose -f /home/docker/matrix.$(hostname)/docker-compose.yml run -T matrix.$(hostname)--commander -m "$message" -k --room $room --log-level WARNING WARNING
           fi
-      
+    
 
           ## SIGNAL
           if [ -f /home/signal/.local/share/signal-cli/data/accounts.json ]