diff --git a/etc/cron.daily/check_backup b/etc/cron.daily/check_backup
index b501c1e..d5d9b47 100755
--- a/etc/cron.daily/check_backup
+++ b/etc/cron.daily/check_backup
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Check if backup with rsync-backup is set and less than 24hours
 ## Send warning threw NTFY
-## log this in journalctl with logger `journactl -t backup` 
+## log this in journalctl with logger `journactl -t backup`
 
 
 STATE_FILE="/var/run/elab-manage/backup.state"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ source "/etc/compose/local.conf" || exit 1
 ## check if service exists in compose.yml
 if ! grep -q "^rsync-backup" "$DEFAULT_COMPOSE_FILE"; then
     echo "no service rsync-backup - Ignoring."
-    exit 0 
+    exit 0
 fi
 
 last_backup_datetime=$(
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ timestamp=$(date +%s)
 time_difference=$((timestamp - last_backup_ts))
 days=$((time_difference / 86400))
 hours=$((time_difference % 86400 / 3600))
-message="WARNING: no backup done in the last 24h (No backup since $days days and $hours hours)"
+message="ALERT: no backup done in the last 24h (No backup since $days days and $hours hours)"
 echo "$message" | logger -t "$LOGGER_TAG"
-send -t "Backup" -c backup.warning "$message"
\ No newline at end of file
+send -t "Backup" -c backup.alert "$message"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/etc/cron.hourly/disk_usage b/etc/cron.hourly/disk_usage
index ac2487d..7d25b6e 100755
--- a/etc/cron.hourly/disk_usage
+++ b/etc/cron.hourly/disk_usage
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ if [ "$percent_usage" -ge "90" ]; then
       exit 0
    else
       touch $STATE_WORKING_DIR/disk_usage_90.state
-      message="CRITICAL : disk usage ${percent_usage}%"
+      message="ALERT : disk usage ${percent_usage}%"
       echo "$message"
-      send -c disk.crit "$message"
+      send -c disk.alert "$message"
    fi
 elif [ "$percent_usage" -ge "75" ]; then
    if [ -e $STATE_WORKING_DIR/disk_usage_75.state ]; then
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ elif [ "$percent_usage" -ge "75" ]; then
    else
       touch $STATE_WORKING_DIR/disk_usage_75.state
       message="WARNING disk usage is ${percent_usage}%"
-      send -c disk.alert "$message"
+      send -c disk.warning "$message"
    fi
 else
    if [ -e $STATE_WORKING_DIR/disk_usage_75.state ]; then