diff --git a/slackpost.py b/slackpost.py
index f887e4e..ee3fcd3 100755
--- a/slackpost.py
+++ b/slackpost.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 import slack
 import sys
+import quopri
 from email.parser import Parser
 
 
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@ split = headers.get_payload().split(reply)
 # We should have a two element list.  The thread id
 # is in the text at the start of the second element.
 #
-thread_id = split[-1].split()[0]
+quoted = quopri.decodestring(split[-1]).decode()
+thread_id = quoted.split()[0]
 if thread_id.find("thread=") == -1:
     print("Thread ID missing!")
     sys.exit(1)
@@ -56,7 +58,6 @@ for line in split[0].split("\n"):
 while lines[-1] != "":
     lines.pop(len(lines) - 1)
 text = ' '.join(lines).strip()
-print(text)
 
 
 thread = slack.find_thread(thread_id)