diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 84d54d4..c11bff7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ A Jeopardy! bot for Slack, powered by the [jService](http://jservice.io/) API. S
 
 ## Installation
 
-Just click this button to add the bot to your Slack team:
-
-<a href="https://slack.com/oauth/v2/authorize?client_id=20888890816.3331520890821&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.trebekbot.com%2Fslack%2Fauth&scope=users%3Aread%2Capp_mentions%3Aread%2Cchat%3Awrite"><img alt="Add to Slack" height="40" width="139" src="https://platform.slack-edge.com/img/add_to_slack.png" srcSet="https://platform.slack-edge.com/img/add_to_slack.png 1x, https://platform.slack-edge.com/img/add_to_slack@2x.png 2x" /></a>
+Unfortunately, jService.io, which is the third-party service from which Trebekbot sourced the questions and answers, has shut down permanently. As such, Trebekbot no longer works and cannot be installed any more. Thanks for playing!
 
 ## Usage
 
diff --git a/app/workers/start_game_worker.rb b/app/workers/start_game_worker.rb
index bba8e98..e53b2b2 100644
--- a/app/workers/start_game_worker.rb
+++ b/app/workers/start_game_worker.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def perform(team_id, channel_id, user_id)
       PostGameMessageWorker.perform_async(game.id)
       EndGameWorker.perform_in(ENV['CONFIG_GAME_TIME_LIMIT'].to_i.seconds, game.id)
     else
-      reply = "Apologies, but I can't reach jService.io at this time."
+      reply = "Unfortunately, jService.io, which is the third-party service from which Trebekbot sources the questions and answers, has shut down permanently. As such, Trebekbot will shut down on January 1st, 2024. Thanks for playing!"
       PostMessageWorker.perform_async(reply, team_id, channel_id)
     end
   end