diff --git a/src/api/endpoints.py b/src/api/endpoints.py
index 6762105..7bfef29 100644
--- a/src/api/endpoints.py
+++ b/src/api/endpoints.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ async def message_actions(payload: str = Form(...)) -> JSONResponse:
 		if slack.convert_user_response_to_bool(form_json):
 			logger.info("User approved the announcement!")
 
-			slack.add_announcement(form_json.get("value", None))
+			slack.add_announcement(form_json.get("actions", [{}])[0].get("text", None))
 
 			if response_url:
 				await httpx.post(
diff --git a/src/core/slack.py b/src/core/slack.py
index 1df3583..6b7202b 100644
--- a/src/core/slack.py
+++ b/src/core/slack.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def convert_user_response_to_bool(message_data: dict) -> bool:
 
 	try:
 		user_response = (
-			message_data.get("actions", [])[0].get("action_id", "no_j") == "yes_j"
+			message_data.get("actions", [{}])[0].get("action_id", "no_j") == "yes_j"
 		)
 	except Exception as e:
 		logger.error(f"Failed to parse data: {e}")