diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 33b9cc7..d7981ba 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ Staging, committing, and pushing code is a repetative manual process. Writing de
 ## Table of Contents
 
 - [What this script automates](#what-this-script-automates)
-- [User input required](#user-input-required)
 - [Requirements](#requirements)
 - [Installation](#installation)
 - [Usage](#usage)
@@ -22,12 +21,6 @@ Staging, committing, and pushing code is a repetative manual process. Writing de
 | Git Push                         | Pushing local commits to remote branch with `git push`.                                            |
 | Git Push Retry (Pull & Push)     | If a push fails, the script will `git pull` from the remote branch and push again.                 |
 
-## Alias Command
-
-| Name           | Description                                              |
-| -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
-| Alias Command  | The alias command to be used for the script: `cm`.       |
-
 ## Requirements
 
 | Name                                  | Description                                                                                                             | Link, Location, or Command                                 |
@@ -35,6 +28,7 @@ Staging, committing, and pushing code is a repetative manual process. Writing de
 | Terminal or Shell                     | A terminal or shell for configuring and running the script.                                                             | [Download Terminal](https://www.apple.com/macos/terminal/) |
 | `Git Bash` **\*Required for Windows** | Git Bash provides a Unix command line emulator for windows which can be used to run Git, shell commands, and much more. | [Download Git Bash](https://gitforwindows.org/)            |
 | Google Gemini API Key                 | A Gemini API key is required to use Gemini AI to generate commit messages.                                              | [Get Gemini API Key](https://www.getgemini.ai/)            |
+| Alias Command                         | The alias command to be used for the script: `cm`.                                                                      | Bash profile (`.zshrc` or `.bash_profile`)                 |
 
 ## Installation
 
diff --git a/git-commit-push-script.sh b/git-commit-push-script.sh
index a7cd965..4a3fad9 100755
--- a/git-commit-push-script.sh
+++ b/git-commit-push-script.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ diff=$(git diff --cached)
 diff=$(echo $diff | sed 's/\\/\\\\/g' | sed 's/"/\\"/g' | sed 's/\n/\\n/g')
 
 # Prepare the Gemini API request
-gemini_request='{"contents":[{"parts":[{"text": "Write a git commit message (commit message title 72 character maximum and commit message summary 50 character maxiumum) for the following git diff: '"$diff"' The format should be as follows (without titles, back ticks, or markdown fomatting): <commit message title> (2 new lines) <commit message summary>"}]}]}'
+gemini_request='{"contents":[{"parts":[{"text": "Write a git commit message title (no more than 72 characters total) for the following git diff: '"$diff"' "}]}]}'
 
 # Get commit message from Gemini API
 commit_message=$(curl -s \
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ commit_message=$(curl -s \
   |  jq -r '.candidates[0].content.parts[0].text'
 )
 
+# Clean up commit message formatting - remove #, ```
+commit_message=$(echo $commit_message | sed 's/#//g' | sed 's/```//g' | sed 's/Commit message title://g' | sed 's/Commit message summary://g')
+
 # Prepare and execute commit command
 git commit -S -m "$ticket $commit_message"