diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index edcc376bf..5c02181d9 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@ services:
   - postgres
   - mysql
 notify:
-  email:
-    recipients:
-      - brad@drone.io
+  gitter:
+    room_id: 76f5e5ec935c5b40259a
+    token: $$GITTER_TOKEN
+    on_started: false
+    on_success: false
+    on_failure: false
 
 publish:
   s3:
diff --git a/server/handler/hook.go b/server/handler/hook.go
index 9f02285fb..31f858521 100644
--- a/server/handler/hook.go
+++ b/server/handler/hook.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func PostHook(c web.C, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// verify the commit hooks branch matches the list of approved
 	// branches (unless it is a pull request). Note that we don't really
 	// care if parsing the yaml fails here.
-	s, _ := script.ParseBuild(string(yml), map[string]string{})
+	s, _ := script.ParseBuild(string(yml))
 	if len(hook.PullRequest) == 0 && !s.MatchBranch(hook.Branch) {
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 		return
diff --git a/server/worker/docker/docker.go b/server/worker/docker/docker.go
index 352e5ab06..ad1f3bf50 100644
--- a/server/worker/docker/docker.go
+++ b/server/worker/docker/docker.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (d *Docker) Do(c context.Context, r *worker.Work) {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("Error parsing PARAMS for %s/%s, Err: %s", r.Repo.Owner, r.Repo.Name, err.Error())
 	}
-	script, err := script.ParseBuild(r.Commit.Config, params)
+	script, err := script.ParseBuild(script.Inject(r.Commit.Config, params))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("Error parsing YAML for %s/%s, Err: %s", r.Repo.Owner, r.Repo.Name, err.Error())
 	}
diff --git a/shared/build/script/inject.go b/shared/build/script/inject.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f52c290b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/build/script/inject.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package script
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func Inject(script string, params map[string]string) string {
+	if params == nil {
+		return script
+	}
+	injected := script
+	for k, v := range params {
+		injected = strings.Replace(injected, "$$"+k, v, -1)
+	}
+	return injected
+}
diff --git a/shared/build/script/inject_test.go b/shared/build/script/inject_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3984bd741
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/build/script/inject_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package script
+
+import (
+	"github.com/franela/goblin"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func Test_Inject(t *testing.T) {
+
+	g := goblin.Goblin(t)
+	g.Describe("Inject params", func() {
+
+		g.It("Should replace vars with $$", func() {
+			s := "echo $$FOO $BAR"
+			m := map[string]string{}
+			m["FOO"] = "BAZ"
+			g.Assert("echo BAZ $BAR").Equal(Inject(s, m))
+		})
+
+		g.It("Should not replace vars with single $", func() {
+			s := "echo $FOO $BAR"
+			m := map[string]string{}
+			m["FOO"] = "BAZ"
+			g.Assert(s).Equal(Inject(s, m))
+		})
+
+		g.It("Should not replace vars in nil map", func() {
+			s := "echo $$FOO $BAR"
+			g.Assert(s).Equal(Inject(s, nil))
+		})
+	})
+}
diff --git a/shared/build/script/script.go b/shared/build/script/script.go
index 0819af92f..cbedd9984 100644
--- a/shared/build/script/script.go
+++ b/shared/build/script/script.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package script
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
-	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -16,11 +14,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/drone/drone/shared/build/repo"
 )
 
-func ParseBuild(data string, params map[string]string) (*Build, error) {
+func ParseBuild(data string) (*Build, error) {
 	build := Build{}
 
 	// parse the build configuration file
-	err := yaml.Unmarshal(injectParams([]byte(data), params), &build)
+	err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(data), &build)
 	return &build, err
 }
 
@@ -30,15 +28,7 @@ func ParseBuildFile(filename string) (*Build, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return ParseBuild(string(data), nil)
-}
-
-// injectParams injects params into data.
-func injectParams(data []byte, params map[string]string) []byte {
-	for k, v := range params {
-		data = bytes.Replace(data, []byte(fmt.Sprintf("{{%s}}", k)), []byte(v), -1)
-	}
-	return data
+	return ParseBuild(string(data))
 }
 
 // Build stores the configuration details for