diff --git a/source/server/apistatusd.py b/source/server/apistatusd.py
index a4c7244..fca5c21 100755
--- a/source/server/apistatusd.py
+++ b/source/server/apistatusd.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import os
 import socket
 import ssl
 import sys
+from mastodon import Mastodon
 from time import time, sleep
 import configparser
 
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ def receive_buffer_is_valid(raw_data):
     return False
 
 
-def change_status(raw_data, api):
+def change_status(status, timestamp, filename):
     '''
     Write the new status together with a timestamp into the Space API JSON.
     param 1: byte object
@@ -112,14 +113,13 @@ def change_status(raw_data, api):
 
     logging.debug('Change status API')
     # todo: use walrus operator := when migrating to python >= 3.8
-    data = read_api(api)
+    data = read_api(filename)
     if data is False:
         return False
 
-    status, timestamp = set_values(raw_data)
-    if os.access(api, os.W_OK):
+    if os.access(filename, os.W_OK):
         logging.debug('API file is writable')
-        with open(api, 'w') as api_file:
+        with open(filename, 'w') as api_file:
             logging.debug('API file open successfull')
             data["state"]["open"] = status
             data["state"]["lastchange"] = timestamp
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def change_status(raw_data, api):
     else:
         logging.error('API file is not writable. Wrong permissions?')
         return False
-    logging.info('Status successfull changed to {}'.format(status))
+    logging.info('API file successfull changed to {}'.format(status))
     return True
 
 
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ def read_api(api):
     return api_json_data
 
 
-def set_values(raw_data):
+def get_status_and_time(raw_data):
     '''
     Create a timestamp, changes the value of the given byte into a string
     and returns both.
@@ -211,6 +211,11 @@ def main():
         'api': {
             'api': './api',
             'template': './api_template'
+        },
+        'mastodon': {
+            'send': 'false',
+            'host': 'localhost',
+            'token': 'aaaaa-bbbbb-ccccc-ddddd-eeeee'
         }
     }
     configfile = './apistatusd.conf'
@@ -293,8 +298,12 @@ def main():
 
                 raw_data = conn.recv(1)
                 if receive_buffer_is_valid(raw_data) is True:
-                    if change_status(raw_data, config['api']['api']) is True:
+                    status, timestamp = get_status_and_time(raw_data)
+                    if change_status(status, timestamp, config['api']['api']) is True:
                         answer = raw_data
+                    if config['mastodon']['send'].lower() == 'true':
+                        logging.debug('Try to toot status')
+                    else: logging.debug('Toot is set to false')
                 if conn:
                     logging.debug('Send {} back'.format(raw_data))
                     conn.send(answer)