diff --git a/src/core/notification.cpp b/src/core/notification.cpp
index 9c46f2b..82c7c89 100644
--- a/src/core/notification.cpp
+++ b/src/core/notification.cpp
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ public:
 	_timeout ( 10 ),
 	_source ( NULL ),
 	_closeReason(Notification::NONE),
-	_priority(0)
+	_priority(Notification::NORMAL)
 	  {};
 
-	NotificationData ( Notification_Frontend *source,const QString &application,const QString &alert,const QString &title,const QString &text,const QString &icon,int timeout,uint id,int priority ):
+	NotificationData ( Notification_Frontend *source,const QString &application,const QString &alert,const QString &title,const QString &text,const QString &icon,int timeout,uint id,Notification::prioritys priority ):
 	  	_id ( id ),
 	_timeout ( timeout ),
 	_source ( source ),
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public:
 	QString _title;
 	QString _text;
 	QString _icon;
-	int _priority;
+	Notification::prioritys _priority;
 	Notification::closeReasons _closeReason;
 	QMap<int,Action*> _actions;
 	QVariantHash _hints;
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Notification::Notification ( uint id )
 	d = QSharedPointer<NotificationData>(new NotificationData(id));
 }
 
-Notification::Notification ( Notification_Frontend *source, const QString &application, const QString &alert, const QString &title, const QString &text, const QString &icon, int timeout, uint id, int priority ) 
+Notification::Notification ( Notification_Frontend *source, const QString &application, const QString &alert, const QString &title, const QString &text, const QString &icon, int timeout, uint id, Notification::prioritys priority ) 
 {
 	d = QSharedPointer<NotificationData>(new  NotificationData(source,application,alert,title,text,icon,timeout,id,priority));
 }
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ const QString &Notification::alert() const
 	return d->_alert;
 }
 
-const int &Notification::priority() const
+const Notification::prioritys &Notification::priority() const
 {
 	return d->_priority;
 }
diff --git a/src/core/notification.h b/src/core/notification.h
index 9cf29d7..d8b7eaf 100644
--- a/src/core/notification.h
+++ b/src/core/notification.h
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ class SNORE_EXPORT Notification
 public:
     static int DefaultTimeout;
     static QString toPlainText ( const QString &string );
+	enum prioritys{
+		LOW=-1,
+		NORMAL,
+		HIGH
+	};
 	enum closeReason
     {
 		NONE,
@@ -47,7 +52,7 @@ public:
 	Q_DECLARE_FLAGS(closeReasons, closeReason)
 public:
     Notification ( uint id=0 );
-    Notification ( class Notification_Frontend *source,const QString &application,const QString &alert,const QString &title,const QString &text,const QString &icon,int timeout=10,uint id=0, int priority = 0 );
+	Notification ( class Notification_Frontend *source,const QString &application,const QString &alert,const QString &title,const QString &text,const QString &icon,int timeout=10,uint id=0, Notification::prioritys priority = Notification::NORMAL );
 	Notification ( const Notification &other );
 	~Notification();
 	Notification &operator=(const Notification& other);
@@ -68,7 +73,7 @@ public:
     const QString &text() const;
     const QString &icon() const;
     const QString &alert() const;
-	const int &priority() const;
+	const prioritys &priority() const;
 	const QMap<int,Action*> &actions() const;
 	void addAction(Action *a);
 	const closeReasons &closeReason();
diff --git a/src/plugins/snarl/snarl_backend.cpp b/src/plugins/snarl/snarl_backend.cpp
index 97182a3..74215fd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/snarl/snarl_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/snarl/snarl_backend.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void Snarl_Backend::unregisterApplication(Application *application){
 
 int Snarl_Backend::notify(Notification notification){
 	SnarlInterface *snarlInterface = _applications.value(notification.application());
-	qDebug()<<notification.application();
+	qDebug()<<"Snarl using the notification instance of:"<<notification.application();
 	if(snarlInterface == NULL){
 		qDebug()<<notification.application()<<"not in snarl interfaces, defaulting";
 		qDebug()<<_applications.keys();
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ int Snarl_Backend::notify(Notification notification){
 			Notification::toPlainText(notification.text()).toUtf8().constData(),
 			notification.timeout(),
 			notification.icon().isEmpty()?0:notification.icon().toUtf8().constData(),
-			0,notification.priority()-2);
+			0,notification.priority());
 			
 		foreach(const Action *a, notification.actions()){
 			qDebug()<<"snarl add action"<<a->id<<a->name;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ int Snarl_Backend::notify(Notification notification){
 			Notification::toPlainText(notification.text()).toUtf8().constData(),
 			notification.timeout(),
 			notification.icon().toUtf8().constData(),
-			0,notification.priority()-2);
+			0,notification.priority());
 	}
 	return id;
 }