diff --git a/src/kassandra/__main__.py b/src/kassandra/__main__.py
index 0b3f6a0..ce90465 100644
--- a/src/kassandra/__main__.py
+++ b/src/kassandra/__main__.py
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ async def __main():
     )
     format_corout = format_alerts(
         alert_queue,
-        message_queue
+        message_queue,
+        config
     )
     webhook_corout = run_webhook(
         alert_queue,
diff --git a/src/kassandra/config.py b/src/kassandra/config.py
index 75825e3..99d9e74 100644
--- a/src/kassandra/config.py
+++ b/src/kassandra/config.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ class Config:
     tls_crt: Optional[str] = None
     tls_key: Optional[str] = None
     ca_crt: Optional[str] = None
+    default_template: Optional[str] = None
+    templates: dict[str, str] = dataclasses.field(default_factory=dict)
 
     def check_integrity(self)->bool:
         """ Check the integrity of the config.
diff --git a/src/kassandra/format.py b/src/kassandra/format.py
index bef1adc..6305110 100644
--- a/src/kassandra/format.py
+++ b/src/kassandra/format.py
@@ -5,14 +5,16 @@ Format the alert message.
 import asyncio
 import dataclasses
 import json
+from collections import defaultdict
 from typing import (
     Any,
     NoReturn,
     Optional
 )
-from jinja2 import Environment, BaseLoader
+from jinja2 import BaseLoader, Environment, Template
+from .config import Config
 
-template_raw = (
+default_template_raw = (
     "{% if alert['labels']['severity'] == 'critical' and alert['status'] == 'firing' %}"
     "@room<b><font color='red'>"
     "{% elif alert['labels']['severity'] == 'warning' and alert['status'] == 'firing' %}"
@@ -27,24 +29,58 @@ template_raw = (
     "{{ alert['annotations']['title'] }}<br/>"
     "{{ alert['annotations']['description'] }}<br/>"
 )
-template = Environment(loader=BaseLoader).from_string(template_raw)
-
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass
 class Message:
     body: str
     formated_body: Optional[str]
 
+def load_templates(
+    config: Config
+)->defaultdict[str, Template]:
+    """
+        Create a dict mapping alert names to the template to use from
+        the config, with a default template either from the config file
+        or the default default_template_raw.
+    """
+    if config.default_template is None:
+        default_template = Environment(
+            loader=BaseLoader
+        ).from_string(
+           default_template_raw
+        )
+    else:
+        default_template = Environment(
+            loader=BaseLoader
+        ).from_string(
+            config.default_template
+        )
+    templates = defaultdict(lambda: default_template)
+    for alert_name in config.templates:
+        templates[alert_name] = Environment(
+            loader=BaseLoader
+        ).from_string(
+            config.templates[alert_name]
+        )
+    return templates
+
+
 def format_alert(
-    alert_json: dict[str, Any]
+    alert_json: dict[str, Any],
+    templates: defaultdict[str, Template]
 )->list[Message]:
     """
         Format an alert in json format to a nice string.
     """
     messages = []
     for alert in alert_json['alerts']:
-        formated_body = template.render(alert=alert, status=alert_json['status'])
-        body = f"{ alert['annotations']['title'] }:\n{ alert['annotations']['description'] }"
+        template = templates[alert['labels']['alertname']]
+        formated_body = template.render(alert=alert)
+        body = "alert {status}:\n{alertname} on {instance}".format(
+            status=alert['status'],
+            alertname=alert['labels']['alertname'],
+            instance=alert['labels']['instance']
+        )
         if '@room' in formated_body:
             body = '@room ' + body
             formated_body = formated_body.replace('@room', '')
@@ -53,14 +89,17 @@ def format_alert(
 
 async def format_alerts(
     alert_queue: asyncio.Queue[dict[str,Any]],
-    message_queue: asyncio.Queue[Message]
+    message_queue: asyncio.Queue[Message],
+    config: Config
 )->NoReturn:
     """
         Read alerts from alert_queue, format them, and put them in message_queue.
     """
+    templates = load_templates(config)
+
     while True:
         alert = await alert_queue.get()
-        messages = format_alert(alert)
+        messages = format_alert(alert, templates)
         for message in messages:
             await message_queue.put(message)
         alert_queue.task_done()