diff --git a/modules/default/alert/README.md b/modules/default/alert/README.md
index fbee5778..2afe63de 100644
--- a/modules/default/alert/README.md
+++ b/modules/default/alert/README.md
@@ -56,12 +56,34 @@ The following properties can be configured:
 
 
 ## Developer notes
-The `message` and the `title` parameters accept text as well as html.
 
 ### Display notification
 ```
-self.sendNotification("SHOW_NOTIFICATION", message); 
+self.sendNotification("SHOW_NOTIFICATION", {title: "Hello", message: "This is a test!"}); 
 ```
+<table width="100%">
+	<!-- why, markdown... -->
+	<thead>
+		<tr>
+			<th>Option</th>
+			<th width="100%">Description</th>
+		</tr>
+	<thead>
+	<tbody>
+		<tr>
+			<td><code>title</code></td>
+			<td>The title of the notification.<br>
+				<br><b>Possible values:</b> <code>text</code> or <code>html</code> as a  <code>string</code>
+			</td>
+		</tr>
+		<tr>
+			<td><code>message</code></td>
+			<td>The message of the notification.<br>
+				<br><b>Possible values:</b> <code>text</code> or <code>html</code> as a  <code>string</code>
+			</td>
+		</tr>
+	</tbody>
+</table>
 
 ### Display alert
 ```
diff --git a/modules/default/alert/alert.js b/modules/default/alert/alert.js
index 8af8259d..bab3927c 100644
--- a/modules/default/alert/alert.js
+++ b/modules/default/alert/alert.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Module.register('alert',{
 		return ['ns-default.css', 'sweetalert.css'];
 	},
 	show_notification: function (message) {
+		message = "<font size='4px' color='#4A4A4A'>" + message.title + "</font><br /><font size='5px'>" + message.message + "</font>"
 		new NotificationFx({
 			message : message,
 			layout : "growl",
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ Module.register('alert',{
 	},
 	start: function() {
 		if (this.config.welcome_message){
-			this.show_notification(this.config.welcome_message)
+			this.show_notification({title: "Welcome", message: this.config.welcome_message})
 		}
 		Log.info('Starting module: ' + this.name);
 	}