diff --git a/modules/locationdata.py b/modules/locationdata.py
index 065f6a4..6f0acca 100644
--- a/modules/locationdata.py
+++ b/modules/locationdata.py
@@ -547,10 +547,15 @@ def getIpawsAlert(lat=0, lon=0, shortAlerts = False):
             if (sameVal in mySAME) or (geocode_value in mySAME):
                 # ignore the FEMA test alerts
                 if ignoreFEMAenable:
+                    ignore_alert = False
                     for word in ignoreFEMAwords:
                         if word.lower() in headline.lower():
                             logger.debug(f"System: Ignoring FEMA Alert: {headline} containing {word} at {areaDesc}")
-                            continue
+                            ignore_alert = True
+                            break
+
+                    if ignore_alert:
+                        continue
 
                 # add to alerts list
                 alerts.append({