diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index 7f3f831..4b38fbd 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ company = "Leigh Hackspace CIC"
 company_number = "09404083"
 copyright_years = "2023"
 description = "Leigh Hackspace is a hackspace located in the north-west of England."
+space_api_endpoint = "https://api.leighhack.org/space.json"
 
 [params.social]
 twitter = 'leigh_hackspace'
diff --git a/themes/lhs/layouts/shortcodes/open.html b/themes/lhs/layouts/shortcodes/open.html
index 798d800..c305fa6 100644
--- a/themes/lhs/layouts/shortcodes/open.html
+++ b/themes/lhs/layouts/shortcodes/open.html
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 <div class="notification has-text-centered" id="hackspace-open">
-Leigh Hackspace is currently <span id="hackspace_status">Closed</span>
+Leigh Hackspace is currently <span id="hackspace-status">Closed</span>
 </div>
 <script>
-    $.getJSON("https://api.leighhack.org/space.json", function (data) {
+    $.getJSON("{{ .Site.Params.space_api_endpoint }}", function (data) {
         var date = new Date(data.state.lastchange * 1000);
         
         if (data.state.open) {
-            $('span#hackspace_status').html('<b>Open</b>');
+            message = '<b>Open<b>'
+            if ('message' in data.state) {
+                message =  message + ': ' + data.state.message;
+            }
+            $('span#hackspace-status').html(message);
             $('div#hackspace-open').addClass('is-success');
         } else {
             $('span#hackspace_status').html('<b>Closed</b>');