diff --git a/functions.py b/functions.py
index ca75c3f..e971bd9 100755
--- a/functions.py
+++ b/functions.py
@@ -61,10 +61,7 @@ def make_toot_markov(query = None):
 
 	if toot == None:
 		toot = "Toot generation failed! Contact Lynne (lynnesbian@fedi.lynnesbian.space) for assistance."
-	return {
-			"toot": toot,
-			"media": None
-		}
+	return toot
 
 def extract_toot(toot):
 	toot = html.unescape(toot) #convert HTML escape codes to text
diff --git a/gen.py b/gen.py
index 1671692..6671075 100755
--- a/gen.py
+++ b/gen.py
@@ -30,18 +30,11 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 		toot = re.sub(r"[\[\]\(\)\{\}\"“”«»„]", "", toot)
 	if not args.simulate:
 		try:
-			if toot['media'] != None:
-				mediaID = client.media_post(toot['media'], description = toot['toot'])
-				client.status_post(toot['toot'].replace("\n", " "),
-					media_ids = [mediaID], visibility = "unlisted", spoiler_text = cfg['cw'])
-			else:
-				client.status_post(toot['toot'], visibility = 'unlisted', spoiler_text = cfg['cw'])
+			client.status_post(toot['toot'], visibility = 'unlisted', spoiler_text = cfg['cw'])
 		except Exception as err:
-			toot = {
-			"toot": "An error occurred while submitting the generated post. Contact lynnesbian@fedi.lynnesbian.space for assistance."
-			}
+			toot = "An error occurred while submitting the generated post. Contact lynnesbian@fedi.lynnesbian.space for assistance."
 			client.status_post(toot['toot'], visibility = 'unlisted', spoiler_text = "Error!")
 	try:
-		print(toot['toot'])
+		print(toot)
 	except UnicodeEncodeError:
-		print(toot['toot'].encode("ascii", "ignore")) # encode as ASCII, dropping any non-ASCII characters
+		print(toot.encode("ascii", "ignore")) # encode as ASCII, dropping any non-ASCII characters
diff --git a/reply.py b/reply.py
index ae0959e..80d4e58 100755
--- a/reply.py
+++ b/reply.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class ReplyListener(mastodon.StreamListener):
 					else:
 						print("User is not valid")
 			else:
-				toot = functions.make_toot(True)['toot'] #generate a toot
+				toot = functions.make_toot(True) #generate a toot
 				toot = acct + " " + toot #prepend the @
 				print(acct + " says " + mention) #logging
 				visibility = notification['status']['visibility']