diff --git a/modules/elastic_recheck/files/recheckwatchbot.yaml b/modules/elastic_recheck/files/recheckwatchbot.yaml
index dc2f0bdc5f..f8cca1d86d 100644
--- a/modules/elastic_recheck/files/recheckwatchbot.yaml
+++ b/modules/elastic_recheck/files/recheckwatchbot.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,27 @@
-openstack-qa:
+channels:
+  openstack-qa:
     projects:
       - all
     events:
       - positive
       - negative
+
+messages:
+  # | means don't fold newlines, > means do
+  found_bug: |
+    I noticed jenkins failed, I think you hit bug(s):
+
+    %(bugs)s
+  footer: >-
+    For more details on this and other bugs, please see
+    http://status.openstack.org/elastic-recheck/
+  recheck_instructions: >-
+    If you believe we've correctly identified the failure, feel free to leave a 'recheck'
+    comment to run the tests again.
+  unrecognized: >-
+    Some of the tests failed in a way that we did not understand. Please help
+    us classify these issues so that they can be part of Elastic Recheck
+    http://status.openstack.org/elastic-recheck/
+  no_bugs_found: >-
+    I noticed jenkins failed, refer to:
+    https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/GerritJenkinsGithub#Test_Failures