diff --git a/modules/default/alert/README.md b/modules/default/alert/README.md
index 74df29a5..f76549ba 100644
--- a/modules/default/alert/README.md
+++ b/modules/default/alert/README.md
@@ -70,11 +70,18 @@ The following properties can be configured:
 
 
 ## Developer notes
+For notifications use:
 
-### Display notification
 ```
-self.sendNotification("SHOW_NOTIFICATION", {title: "Hello", message: "This is a test!"}); 
+self.sendNotification("SHOW_ALERT", {type: "notification"}); 
 ```
+For alerts use:
+
+```
+self.sendNotification("SHOW_ALERT", {type: "alert"}); 
+```
+
+### Notification params
 <table width="100%">
 	<!-- why, markdown... -->
 	<thead>
@@ -99,10 +106,7 @@ self.sendNotification("SHOW_NOTIFICATION", {title: "Hello", message: "This is a
 	</tbody>
 </table>
 
-### Display alert
-```
-self.sendNotification("SHOW_ALERT", {title: "Hello", message: "This is a test!", imageUrl:"url", imageHeight: "30px", timer:2}); 
-```
+### Alert params
 <table width="100%">
 	<!-- why, markdown... -->
 	<thead>
@@ -149,8 +153,6 @@ self.sendNotification("SHOW_ALERT", {title: "Hello", message: "This is a test!",
 	</tbody>
 </table>
 
-
-
 ## Open Source Licenses
 ###[NotificationStyles](https://github.com/codrops/NotificationStyles)
 See [ympanus.net](http://tympanus.net/codrops/licensing/) for license.
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diff --git a/modules/default/alert/alert.js b/modules/default/alert/alert.js
index 73ffcd27..03fcf1c2 100644
--- a/modules/default/alert/alert.js
+++ b/modules/default/alert/alert.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Module.register('alert',{
 		// scale|slide|genie|jelly|flip|bouncyflip|exploader
 		alert_effect:"jelly",
 		//time a notification is displayed in seconds
-		display_time: 3.5,
+		display_time: 3500,
 		//Position
 		position: "center",
 		//shown at startup
@@ -32,18 +32,13 @@ Module.register('alert',{
 			message : message,
 			layout : "growl",
 			effect : this.config.effect,
-			ttl: this.config.display_time * 1000
+			ttl: this.config.display_time
 		}).show();
 	},
 	show_alert: function (params, sender) {
 		var self = this
 		//Set standard params if not provided by module
-		if (typeof params.timer === 'undefined') { 
-			params.timer = null; 
-		}
-		else {
-			params.timer = params.timer * 1000
-		}
+		if (typeof params.timer === 'undefined') { params.timer = null; }
 		if (typeof params.imageHeight === 'undefined') { params.imageHeight = "80px"; }
 		if (typeof params.imageUrl === 'undefined') { 
 			params.imageUrl = null;
@@ -99,11 +94,13 @@ Module.register('alert',{
 		
 	},
 	notificationReceived: function(notification, payload, sender) {
-		if (notification === 'SHOW_NOTIFICATION') {
-			this.show_notification(payload)
-		}
-		else if (notification === 'SHOW_ALERT') {
-			this.show_alert(payload, sender)
+		if (notification === 'SHOW_ALERT') {
+			if (payload.type == "alert"){
+				this.show_alert(payload, sender)	
+			}
+			else if (payload.type = "notification"){
+				this.show_notification(payload)
+			}
 		}
 		else if (notification === 'HIDE_ALERT') {
 			this.hide_alert(sender)