diff --git a/config.template b/config.template
index 27f0e4f..92aa9cf 100644
--- a/config.template
+++ b/config.template
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ sentryIgnoreList =
 highFlyingAlert = True
 # Altitude in meters to trigger the alert
 highFlyingAlertAltitude = 2000
+# Channel to send Alert when the high flying node is detected
+highFlyingAlertChannel = 2
 
 [bbs]
 enabled = True
diff --git a/mesh_bot.py b/mesh_bot.py
index f424b61..0d142d0 100755
--- a/mesh_bot.py
+++ b/mesh_bot.py
@@ -1406,6 +1406,8 @@ async def start_rx():
         logger.debug(f"System: MOTD Enabled using {MOTD}")
     if sentry_enabled:
         logger.debug(f"System: Sentry Mode Enabled {sentry_radius}m radius reporting to channel:{secure_channel}")
+    if highfly_enabled:
+        logger.debug(f"System: HighFly Enabled using {highfly_altitude}m limit reporting to channel:{highfly_channel}")
     if store_forward_enabled:
         logger.debug(f"System: Store and Forward Enabled using limit: {storeFlimit}")
     if useDMForResponse:
diff --git a/modules/settings.py b/modules/settings.py
index c7044ac..ce269d6 100644
--- a/modules/settings.py
+++ b/modules/settings.py
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ try:
     email_sentry_alerts = config['sentry'].getboolean('emailSentryAlerts', False) # default False
     highfly_enabled = config['sentry'].getboolean('highFlyingAlert', True) # default True
     highfly_altitude = config['sentry'].getint('highFlyingAlertAltitude', 2000) # default 2000 meters
+    highfly_channel = config['sentry'].getint('highFlyingAlertChannel', 2) # default 2
 
     # location
     location_enabled = config['location'].getboolean('enabled', True)
diff --git a/modules/system.py b/modules/system.py
index d9b0673..a501bc6 100644
--- a/modules/system.py
+++ b/modules/system.py
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ def consumeMetadata(packet, rxNode=0):
                 # if altitude is over 2000 send a log and message for high-flying nodes
                 if position_data.get('altitude', 0) > highfly_altitude and highfly_enabled:
                     logger.warning(f"System: High Altitude {position_data['altitude']}m on Device: {rxNode} NodeID: {nodeID}")
-                    send_message(f"High Altitude {position_data['altitude']}m on Device: {rxNode} NodeID: {nodeID}", secure_channel, 0, rxNode)
+                    send_message(f"High Altitude {position_data['altitude']}m on Device: {rxNode} NodeID: {nodeID}", highfly_channel, 0, rxNode)
                     time.sleep(responseDelay)
         
                 # Keep the positionMetadata dictionary at a maximum size of 20