diff --git a/lxc_autoscale/notification.py b/lxc_autoscale/notification.py
index bdd9772..d783a2a 100644
--- a/lxc_autoscale/notification.py
+++ b/lxc_autoscale/notification.py
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ def send_notification(self, title: str, message: str, priority: int = 5):
         headers = {'X-Gotify-Key': self.token}
 
         try:
-            response = requests.post(f"{self.url}/message", data=payload, headers=headers)
+            response = requests.post(f"{self.url}/message", json=payload, headers=headers, timeout=10)
             response.raise_for_status()
             logging.info(f"Gotify notification sent: {title} - {message}")
-        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+        except Exception as e:
             logging.error(f"Gotify notification failed: {e}")
 
 # Email notification implementation
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def send_notification(self, title: str, message: str, priority: int = 5):
         msg['To'] = ', '.join(self.to_addrs)
 
         try:
-            with smtplib.SMTP(self.smtp_server, self.port) as server:
+            with smtplib.SMTP(self.smtp_server, self.port, timeout=10) as server:
                 server.starttls()  # Encrypt the connection
                 server.login(self.username, self.password)  # Authenticate with the SMTP server
                 server.sendmail(self.from_addr, self.to_addrs, msg.as_string())  # Send the email
@@ -97,13 +97,11 @@ def send_notification(self, title: str, message: str, priority: int = 5):
             priority (int): Unused, but kept for interface consistency.
         """
         try:
-            response = requests.get(self.webhook_url)
-            if response.status_code == 200:
-                logging.info("Uptime Kuma notification sent successfully")
-            else:
-                logging.error(f"Failed to send Uptime Kuma notification: {response.status_code}")
+            response = requests.post(self.webhook_url, json={'title': title, 'message': message, 'priority': priority}, timeout=10)
+            response.raise_for_status()
+            logging.info("Uptime Kuma notification sent successfully")
         except Exception as e:
-            logging.error(f"Error sending Uptime Kuma notification: {e}")
+            logging.error(f"Failed to send Uptime Kuma notification: {e}")
 
 # Send notification to all initialized notifiers
 def send_notification(title, message, priority=5):
diff --git a/lxc_autoscale/scaling_manager.py b/lxc_autoscale/scaling_manager.py
index d561ff0..b8ee939 100644
--- a/lxc_autoscale/scaling_manager.py
+++ b/lxc_autoscale/scaling_manager.py
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ def scale_memory(ctid: str, mem_usage: float, mem_upper: float, mem_lower: float
             int((mem_usage - mem_upper) * config['memory_min_increment'] / MEMORY_SCALE_FACTOR),
         )
         if available_memory >= increment:
-            logging.info(f"Increasing memory for container {ctid} by {increment}MB (current: {current_memory}MB, new: {new_memory}MB)")
             new_memory = current_memory + increment
+            logging.info(f"Increasing memory for container {ctid} by {increment}MB (current: {current_memory}MB, new: {new_memory}MB)")
             run_command(f"pct set {ctid} -memory {new_memory}")
             available_memory -= increment
             memory_changed = True
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ def scale_memory(ctid: str, mem_usage: float, mem_upper: float, mem_lower: float
             min_memory,
         )
         if decrease_amount > 0:
-            logging.info(f"Decreasing memory for container {ctid} by {decrease_amount}MB (current: {current_memory}MB, new: {new_memory}MB)")
             new_memory = current_memory - decrease_amount
+            logging.info(f"Decreasing memory for container {ctid} by {decrease_amount}MB (current: {current_memory}MB, new: {new_memory}MB)")
             run_command(f"pct set {ctid} -memory {new_memory}")
             available_memory += decrease_amount
             memory_changed = True