diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d132a40..7e75bf1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,3 +22,8 @@ data/rag/*
 
 # qrz db
 data/qrz.db
+
+# fileMon
+news.txt
+alert.txt
+bee.txt
diff --git a/modules/system.py b/modules/system.py
index e0c4ebe..0fc27fb 100644
--- a/modules/system.py
+++ b/modules/system.py
@@ -819,9 +819,9 @@ def handleAlertBroadcast(deviceID=1):
         if NO_ALERTS not in alertDe:
             if isinstance(emergencyAlertBroadcastCh, list):
                 for channel in emergencyAlertBroadcastCh:
-                    send_message(ukAlert, int(channel), 0, deviceID)
+                    send_message(deAlert, int(channel), 0, deviceID)
             else:
-                send_message(ukAlert, emergencyAlertBroadcastCh, 0, deviceID)
+                send_message(deAlert, emergencyAlertBroadcastCh, 0, deviceID)
             return True
         
     # pause for traffic