diff --git a/.github/FUNDING.yml b/.github/FUNDING.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..80818715
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/FUNDING.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# These are supported funding model platforms
+
+github: [jb-alvarado]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 398dee87..40ff8746 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Features
 - playing clips from [watched folder](https://github.com/ffplayout/ffplayout-engine/wiki/Watch-Folder)
 - send emails with error message
 - overlay a logo
-- overlay scrolling text
+- overlay text, controllable through [messenger](https://github.com/ffplayout/messenger) over libzmq
 - **EBU R128 loudness** normalization (single pass) (experimental)
 - loop clip in playlist which `out` value is higher then its `duration`, see also [Loop Clip](https://github.com/ffplayout/ffplayout-engine/wiki/Loop-Clip)
 - loop playlist infinitely
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Features
 - add filters to input, if is necessary to match output stream:
     - **yadif** (deinterlacing)
     - **pad** (letterbox or pillarbox to fit aspect)
-    - **framerate** (change fps)
+    - **fps** (change fps)
     - **scale** (fit target resolution)
     - **aevalsrc** (if video have no audio)
     - **apad** (add silence if audio duration is to short)
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ Requirements
 - python module **watchdog** (only when `playlist_mode = False`)
 - python module **colorama** if you are on windows
 - **ffmpeg v4.2+** and **ffprobe** (**ffplay** if you want to play on desktop)
+- if you want to overlay text, ffmpeg needs to have **libzmq**
 - RAM and CPU depends on video resolution, minimum 4 threads and 3GB RAM for 720p are recommend
 
 JSON Playlist Example
diff --git a/ffplayout.conf b/ffplayout.conf
index 5abdecbe..38658c06 100644
--- a/ffplayout.conf
+++ b/ffplayout.conf
@@ -110,23 +110,13 @@ extensions = ["*.mp4"]
 shuffle = False
 
 
-; overlay text
-; for paramters check ffmpeg doc
-; leave textfile blank when you don't need this
-; in some systems decimal point is a comma, have this in mind when ffmpeg complains about wrong values
+; overlay text in combination with messenger: https://github.com/ffplayout/messenger
 ; on windows fontfile path need to be like this: C\:/WINDOWS/fonts/DejaVuSans.ttf
-; textfile has the same pattern
+; in a standard environment the filter drawtext node is: Parsed_drawtext_2
 [TEXT]
 add_text = True
-textfile = /media/live.txt
-fontsize = 24
-fontcolor = white
+bind_address = tcp://127.0.0.1:5555
 fontfile = /usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu/DejaVuSans.ttf
-box = 1
-boxcolor = black@0xbb
-boxborderw = 6
-x = w-w/8*mod(t,8*(w+tw)/w)
-y = (h-line_h)*0.9
 
 
 ; the final playout post compression
diff --git a/ffplayout.py b/ffplayout.py
index ad91c107..901b48c6 100755
--- a/ffplayout.py
+++ b/ffplayout.py
@@ -212,15 +212,8 @@ def load_config():
     _storage.shuffle = cfg.getboolean('STORAGE', 'shuffle')
 
     _text.add_text = cfg.getboolean('TEXT', 'add_text')
-    _text.textfile = cfg.get('TEXT', 'textfile')
-    _text.fontsize = cfg.get('TEXT', 'fontsize')
-    _text.fontcolor = cfg.get('TEXT', 'fontcolor')
+    _text.address = cfg.get('TEXT', 'bind_address')
     _text.fontfile = cfg.get('TEXT', 'fontfile')
-    _text.box = cfg.get('TEXT', 'box')
-    _text.boxcolor = cfg.get('TEXT', 'boxcolor')
-    _text.boxborderw = cfg.get('TEXT', 'boxborderw')
-    _text.x = cfg.get('TEXT', 'x')
-    _text.y = cfg.get('TEXT', 'y')
 
     if _init.load:
         _log.to_file = cfg.getboolean('LOGGING', 'log_to_file')
@@ -909,14 +902,21 @@ def handle_list_end(probe, new_length, src, begin, dur, seek, out):
         messenger.info(
             'We are over time, new length is: {0:.2f}'.format(new_length))
 
-    if dur > new_length > 1.5:
+    missing_secs = abs(new_length - (dur - seek))
+
+    if dur > new_length > 1.5 and dur - seek >= new_length:
         src_cmd = src_or_dummy(probe, src, dur, seek, new_out)
     elif dur > new_length > 0.0:
         messenger.info(
             'Last clip less then 1.5 second long, skip:\n{}'.format(src))
         src_cmd = None
+
+        if missing_secs > 2:
+            new_playlist = False
+            messenger.error(
+                'Reach playlist end,\n{0:.2f} seconds needed.'.format(
+                    missing_secs))
     else:
-        missing_secs = abs(new_length - dur)
         new_out = out
         new_playlist = False
         src_cmd = src_or_dummy(probe, src, dur, seek, out)
@@ -1587,15 +1587,13 @@ def main():
         '-bufsize', '{}k'.format(_pre_comp.v_bufsize)
         ] + pre_audio_codec() + ['-f', 'mpegts', '-']
 
-    if _text.add_text and os.path.isfile(_text.textfile):
-        messenger.info('Overlay text file: "{}"'.format(_text.textfile))
+    if _text.add_text:
+        messenger.info('Using drawtext node, listening on address: {}'.format(
+            _text.address
+        ))
         overlay = [
-            '-vf', ("drawtext=box={}:boxcolor='{}':boxborderw={}"
-                    ":fontsize={}:fontcolor={}:fontfile='{}':textfile={}"
-                    ":reload=1:x='{}':y='{}'").format(
-                        _text.box, _text.boxcolor, _text.boxborderw,
-                        _text.fontsize, _text.fontcolor, _text.fontfile,
-                        _text.textfile, _text.x, _text.y)
+            '-vf', "null,zmq=b='{}',drawtext=text='':fontfile='{}'".format(
+                _text.address.replace(':', '\\:'), _text.fontfile)
         ]
 
     try:
@@ -1676,6 +1674,8 @@ def main():
             _ff.encoder.terminate()
 
     finally:
+        if _ff.encoder.poll() is None:
+            _ff.encoder.terminate()
         _ff.encoder.wait()
 
 
diff --git a/live.txt b/live.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index e4cc50bd..00000000
--- a/live.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-This is a very important messages! ...
\ No newline at end of file