diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index d09d185..f94bf86 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -25,7 +25,13 @@ class TelegramMonitorBot:
     def __init__(self):
         self.debug = os.environ.get('DEBUG') is not None
 
-        self.safe_user_ids = map(int, os.environ['SAFE_USER_IDS'].split(','))
+        self.safe_user_ids = list(
+            map(int, os.environ['SAFE_USER_IDS'].split(','))
+            if "SAFE_USER_IDS" in os.environ else [])
+
+        self.notify_user_ids = list(
+            map(int, os.environ['NOTIFY_USER_IDS'].split(','))
+            if "NOTIFY_USER_IDS" in os.environ else [])
 
         self.message_ban_patterns = os.environ['MESSAGE_BAN_PATTERNS']
         self.message_ban_re = (re.compile(
@@ -45,6 +51,9 @@ class TelegramMonitorBot:
             re.IGNORECASE | re.VERBOSE)
             if self.name_ban_patterns else None)
 
+        self.ban_feedback_message = "You have been banned from this group for posting prohibited content."
+        self.ban_name_feedback_message = "You have been banned from this group for having a misleading username."
+        self.hide_feedback_message = "Your last message was deleted for having prohibited content."
 
     def ban_user(self, update):
         """ Ban user """
@@ -57,18 +66,55 @@ class TelegramMonitorBot:
         full_name = (update.message.from_user.first_name + " "
             + update.message.from_user.last_name)
         if self.name_ban_re and self.name_ban_re.search(full_name):
-            # Ban the user
+            # Logging
+            log_message = "Ban match full name: {}".format(full_name.encode('utf-8'))
             if self.debug:
-                update.message.reply_text("DEBUG: Ban match full name: {}".format(full_name.encode('utf-8')))
-            print("Ban match full name: {}".format(full_name.encode('utf-8')))
+                update.message.reply_text(log_message)
+            print(log_message)
+            for notify_user_id in self.notify_user_ids:
+                print (notify_user_id,"gets notified")
+                bot.send_message(
+                    chat_id=notify_user_id,
+                    text=log_message)
+            # Ban the user
             self.ban_user(update)
+            # Log in database
+            s = session()
+            userBan = UserBan(
+                user_id=update.message.from_user.id,
+                reason=log_message)
+            s.add(userBan)
+            s.commit()
+            s.close()
+            # Send the user feedback
+            bot.send_message(
+                chat_id=update.message.from_user.id,
+                text=self.ban_name_feedback_message)
 
         if self.name_ban_re and self.name_ban_re.search(update.message.from_user.username or ''):
-            # Ban the user
+            # Logging
+            log_message = "Ban match username: {}".format(update.message.from_user.username.encode('utf-8'))
             if self.debug:
-                update.message.reply_text("DEBUG: Ban match username: {}".format(update.message.from_user.username.encode('utf-8')))
-            print("Ban match username: {}".format(update.message.from_user.username.encode('utf-8')))
+                update.message.reply_text(log_message)
+            print(log_message)
+            for notify_user_id in self.notify_user_ids:
+                bot.send_message(
+                    chat_id=notify_user_id,
+                    text=log_message)
+            # Ban the user
             self.ban_user(update)
+            # Log in database
+            s = session()
+            userBan = UserBan(
+                user_id=update.message.from_user.id,
+                reason=log_message)
+            s.add(userBan)
+            s.commit()
+            s.close()
+            # Send the user feedback
+            bot.send_message(
+                chat_id=update.message.from_user.id,
+                text=self.ban_name_feedback_message)
 
 
     def security_check_message(self, bot, update):
@@ -80,10 +126,15 @@ class TelegramMonitorBot:
         # https://github.com/wanderingstan/Confusables
 
         if self.message_ban_re and self.message_ban_re.search(message):
-            # Ban the user
+            # Logging
+            log_message = "Ban message match: {}".format(update.message.text.encode('utf-8'))
             if self.debug:
-                update.message.reply_text("DEBUG: Ban message match: {}".format(update.message.text.encode('utf-8')))
-            print("Ban message match: {}".format(update.message.text.encode('utf-8')))
+                update.message.reply_text(log_message)
+            print(log_message)
+            for notify_user_id in self.notify_user_ids:
+                bot.send_message(
+                    chat_id=notify_user_id,
+                    text=log_message)
             # Any message that causes a ban gets deleted
             update.message.delete()
             # Ban the user
@@ -96,12 +147,22 @@ class TelegramMonitorBot:
             s.add(userBan)
             s.commit()
             s.close()
+            # Send the user feedback
+            bot.send_message(
+                chat_id=update.message.from_user.id,
+                text=self.ban_feedback_message)
 
         elif self.message_hide_re and self.message_hide_re.search(message):
-            # Delete the message
+            # Logging
+            log_message = "Hide match: {}".format(update.message.text.encode('utf-8'))
             if self.debug:
-                update.message.reply_text("DEBUG: Hide match: {}".format(update.message.text.encode('utf-8')))
-            print("Hide match: {}".format(update.message.text.encode('utf-8')))
+                update.message.reply_text(log_message)
+            print(log_message)
+            for notify_user_id in self.notify_user_ids:
+                bot.send_message(
+                    chat_id=notify_user_id,
+                    text=log_message)
+            # Delete the message
             update.message.delete()
             # Log in database
             s = session()
@@ -111,6 +172,10 @@ class TelegramMonitorBot:
             s.add(messageHide)
             s.commit()
             s.close()
+            # Send the user feedback
+            bot.send_message(
+                chat_id=update.message.from_user.id,
+                text=self.hide_feedback_message)
 
 
     def logger(self, bot, update):