diff --git a/app/bird/views.py b/app/bird/views.py
index 8c002ee..ed5edb4 100644
--- a/app/bird/views.py
+++ b/app/bird/views.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ from smtplib import SMTPException
 from .forms import BirdAddForm, BirdEditForm
 from .models import Bird, FallenBird
 
-from sendemail.models import BirdEmail
 from sendemail.message import messagebody
+from sendemail.models import BirdEmail
 
 env = environ.Env()
 
@@ -96,7 +96,10 @@ def bird_inactive(request):
 @login_required(login_url="account_login")
 def bird_single(request, id):
     bird = FallenBird.objects.get(id=id)
-    form = BirdEditForm(request.POST or None, request.FILES or None, instance=bird)
+    form = BirdEditForm(
+        request.POST or None,
+        request.FILES or None,
+        instance=bird)
     if request.method == "POST":
         if form.is_valid():
             fs = form.save(commit=False)
diff --git a/app/sendemail/message.py b/app/sendemail/message.py
index 6b66c23..4488f15 100644
--- a/app/sendemail/message.py
+++ b/app/sendemail/message.py
@@ -1,18 +1,11 @@
-# the message body for the email should have placeholders for the bird name, the date found and the diagnosis
-
-
-def messagebody(
-    date,
-    bird,
-    place,
-    diagnosis,
-) -> str:
-    text = f"""
-        Guten Tag,
+def messagebody(date, bird, place, diagnosis,) -> str:
+    """Returns the body of the message to be sent to UNB."""
+    body = f"""
+        Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,
 
         am {date} wurde in der NABU Wildvogelhilfe ein Vogel der Art {bird} aufgenomen.
-        Der Fundort laut Finder*in war: {place}
-        Die Diagnose bei Fund lautet: {diagnosis}
+        Der Fundort laut Finder*in war: {place}.
+        Die Diagnose bei Fund lautet: {diagnosis}.
 
         Mit freundlichen Grüßen
 
@@ -22,4 +15,4 @@ def messagebody(
         Schillergässchen 5
         07745 Jena
         """
-    return text
+    return body