diff --git a/buildbot_gitea/reporter.py b/buildbot_gitea/reporter.py
index f5b988a..ae85d28 100644
--- a/buildbot_gitea/reporter.py
+++ b/buildbot_gitea/reporter.py
@@ -17,23 +17,31 @@ from buildbot.process.results import SUCCESS
 from buildbot.process.results import WARNINGS
 from buildbot.reporters import http
 from buildbot.util import httpclientservice
+from buildbot.warnings import warn_deprecated
 
 import re
 
 
 class GiteaStatusPush(http.HttpStatusPushBase):
     name = "GiteaStatusPush"
-    neededDetails = dict(wantProperties=True)
     ssh_url_match = re.compile(r"(ssh://)?[\w+\-\_]+@[\w\.\-\_]+:?(\d*/)?(?P<owner>[\w_\-\.]+)/(?P<repo_name>[\w_\-\.]+?)(\.git)?$")
 
+    def checkConfig(self, baseURL, token, startDescription=None, endDescription=None,
+                    context=None, verbose=False, wantProperties=True, **kwargs):
+        super().checkConfig(wantProperties=wantProperties,
+                            _has_old_arg_names={
+                                'builders': False,
+                                'wantProperties': wantProperties is not True
+                            }, **kwargs)
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def reconfigService(self, baseURL, token,
                         startDescription=None, endDescription=None,
-                        context=None, context_pr=None, verbose=False,
+                        context=None, context_pr=None, verbose=False, wantProperties=True,
                         warningAsSuccess=False, **kwargs):
 
         token = yield self.renderSecrets(token)
-        yield http.HttpStatusPushBase.reconfigService(self, **kwargs)
+        yield super().reconfigService(wantProperties=wantProperties, **kwargs)
 
         self.context = context or Interpolate('buildbot/%(prop:buildername)s')
         self.context_pr = context_pr or \
@@ -87,6 +95,21 @@ class GiteaStatusPush(http.HttpStatusPushBase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def send(self, build):
+        # the only case when this function is called is when the user derives this class, overrides
+        # send() and calls super().send(build) from there.
+        yield self._send_impl(build)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def sendMessage(self, reports):
+        build = reports[0]['builds'][0]
+        if self.send.__func__ is not GiteaStatusPush.send:
+            warn_deprecated('2.9.0', 'send() in reporters has been deprecated. Use sendMessage()')
+            yield self.send(build)
+        else:
+            yield self._send_impl(build)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _send_impl(self, build):
         props = Properties.fromDict(build['properties'])
         props.master = self.master
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6d1d1ae..f3b2f6c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ setup(name='buildbot-gitea',
       long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
       packages=['buildbot_gitea'],
       requires=[
-          "buildbot (>=2.0.0)"
+          "buildbot (>=2.9.0)"
       ],
       entry_points={
           "buildbot.webhooks": [