diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # hasql-notifications
 
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-TBD
+See documentation for the module [Hasql.Notifications](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/hasql-notifications/docs/Hasql-Notifications.html) on the [Hackage page](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/hasql-notifications).
diff --git a/hasql-notifications.cabal b/hasql-notifications.cabal
--- a/hasql-notifications.cabal
+++ b/hasql-notifications.cabal
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 name:                hasql-notifications
-version:             0.1.0.0
+version:             0.2.0.0
 synopsis:            LISTEN/NOTIFY support for Hasql
 description:         Use PostgreSQL Asynchronous notification support with your Hasql Types.
-homepage:            https://github.com/githubuser/hasql-notifications#readme
+homepage:            https://github.com/diogob/hasql-notifications
 license:             BSD3
 license-file:        LICENSE
 author:              Diogo Biazus
diff --git a/src/Hasql/Notifications.hs b/src/Hasql/Notifications.hs
--- a/src/Hasql/Notifications.hs
+++ b/src/Hasql/Notifications.hs
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 import Control.Concurrent (threadWaitRead)
 import Control.Exception (Exception, throw)
 
--- | A wrapped bytestring that represents a properly escaped and quoted PostgreSQL identifier
-newtype PgIdentifier = PgIdentifier ByteString deriving (Show)
+-- | A wrapped text that represents a properly escaped and quoted PostgreSQL identifier
+newtype PgIdentifier = PgIdentifier Text deriving (Show)
 
 -- | Uncatchable exceptions thrown and never caught.
 newtype FatalError = FatalError { fatalErrorMessage :: String }
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@
 
 instance Exception FatalError
 
--- | Given a PgIdentifier returns the wrapped bytestring
-fromPgIdentifier :: PgIdentifier -> ByteString
+-- | Given a PgIdentifier returns the wrapped text
+fromPgIdentifier :: PgIdentifier -> Text
 fromPgIdentifier (PgIdentifier bs) = bs
 
--- | Given a bytestring returns a properly quoted and escaped PgIdentifier
+-- | Given a text returns a properly quoted and escaped PgIdentifier
 toPgIdentifier :: Text -> PgIdentifier
 toPgIdentifier x =
-  PgIdentifier $ "\"" <> T.encodeUtf8 (strictlyReplaceQuotes x) <> "\""
+  PgIdentifier $ "\"" <> strictlyReplaceQuotes x <> "\""
   where
     strictlyReplaceQuotes :: Text -> Text
     strictlyReplaceQuotes = T.replace "\"" ("\"\"" :: Text)
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
        -> Text -- ^ Payload to be sent with the notification
        -> IO (Either S.QueryError ())
 notify con channel mesg =
-   run (sql ("NOTIFY " <> fromPgIdentifier channel <> ", '" <> T.encodeUtf8 mesg <> "'")) con
+   run (sql $ T.encodeUtf8 ("NOTIFY " <> fromPgIdentifier channel <> ", '" <> mesg <> "'")) con
 
 {-| 
   Given a Hasql Connection and a channel sends a listen command to the database.
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 listen con channel =
   void $ withLibPQConnection con execListen
   where
-    execListen pqCon = void $ PQ.exec pqCon $ "LISTEN " <> fromPgIdentifier channel
+    execListen pqCon = void $ PQ.exec pqCon $ T.encodeUtf8 $ "LISTEN " <> fromPgIdentifier channel
 
 -- | Given a Hasql Connection and a channel sends a unlisten command to the database
 unlisten :: Connection -- ^ Connection currently registerd by a previous 'listen' call
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 unlisten con channel =
   void $ withLibPQConnection con execListen
   where
-    execListen pqCon = void $ PQ.exec pqCon $ "UNLISTEN " <> fromPgIdentifier channel
+    execListen pqCon = void $ PQ.exec pqCon $ T.encodeUtf8 $ "UNLISTEN " <> fromPgIdentifier channel
 
 
 {-| 
diff --git a/test/Hasql/NotificationsSpec.hs b/test/Hasql/NotificationsSpec.hs
--- a/test/Hasql/NotificationsSpec.hs
+++ b/test/Hasql/NotificationsSpec.hs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   describe "send and receive notification" $
     describe "when I send a notification to channel my handler is listening to" $
       it "should call our notification handler" $ do
-        dbOrError <- acquire "postgres://localhost/hasql_notifications_test"
+        dbOrError <- acquire "postgres://postgres:roottoor@localhost/hasql_notifications_test"
         case dbOrError of
             Right db -> do
                 let channelToListen = toPgIdentifier "test-channel"