diff --git a/fax.sh b/fax.sh
index d99690a..0539f8c 100755
--- a/fax.sh
+++ b/fax.sh
@@ -1,21 +1,36 @@
 #! /bin/bash
 
+#Check if I have enough parameters:
+if [ -z $2 ]
+then
+	echo "Usage: 
+	$ ./fax.sh <letter.pdf> <recipient> 
+	where <recipient> has to be a german faxline number"
+	exit 1	
+fi
 . authorization.sh
 #Prepare fax credentials:
 FILE=$1
-echo $FILE
+echo -n "Sending file ${FILE} "
 REC=$(echo $2 | sed -e 's:[^+0-9]::g' -e 's:^0\([1-9]\):+49\1:')
+echo "to $REC"
 #Needs to be base64 encoded:
 CONTENT=$(base64 $FILE -w 0)
 if [ -z "$CONTENT" ];
 then
 	echo "Encoding failed"
 fi
-DATA='{"faxlineId":"f0", "recipient":"+495512829364", "filename":"fax.pdf", "base64Content":"'${CONTENT}'"}'
+DATA='{"faxlineId":"f0", "recipient":"'${REC}'", "filename":"fax.pdf", "base64Content":"'${CONTENT}'"}'
 #Send fax
-curl -i --request POST --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --header 'Accept: application/json' --header "Authorization: Bearer $AUTH_TOKEN" --data "$DATA" "https://api.sipgate.com/v2/sessions/fax" -s 
-echo
+FAXID=$(curl --request POST --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --header 'Accept: application/json' --header "Authorization: Bearer $AUTH_TOKEN" --data "$DATA" "https://api.sipgate.com/v2/sessions/fax" -s | jq '.sessionId' | sed -e 's:"::g' )
+if [ -z $FAXID ]
+then
+	echo "Something went wrong, I didn't receive some fax id back."
+else
+	echo "Sipgate took your fax as sessionID $FAXID"
+	echo "$FAXID" >> .fax_history
+fi
 #Check if fax request was accepted by sipgate
-curl --request GET --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --header 'Accept: application/json' --header "Authorization: Bearer $AUTH_TOKEN"  "https://api.sipgate.com/v2/history" -s | jq
+curl --request GET --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --header 'Accept: application/json' --header "Authorization: Bearer $AUTH_TOKEN"  "https://api.sipgate.com/v2/history/$FAXID" -s | jq '.faxStatusType'
 #And show the account balance
 . getbalance.sh
diff --git a/getbalance.sh b/getbalance.sh
index 15559ca..82de61f 100755
--- a/getbalance.sh
+++ b/getbalance.sh
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ BAL=$(curl --request GET --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --header 'Acc
 AMOUNT=$(echo $BAL | jq '.amount')
 CUR=$(echo $BAL | jq '.currency' | sed -e 's:"::g' )
 AMOUNT=$(echo "scale=2; $AMOUNT/10000" | bc -l)
-echo $CUR $AMOUNT
+echo "Your current balance is "$CUR $AMOUNT