diff --git a/alerts.php b/alerts.php
index 6d791d213..fc27e130f 100755
--- a/alerts.php
+++ b/alerts.php
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ function IssueAlert($alert) {
     $obj = DescribeAlert($alert);
     if (is_array($obj)) {
         echo 'Issuing Alert-UID #'.$alert['id'].'/'.$alert['state'].': ';
-        $msg        = FormatAlertTpl($obj);
-        $obj['msg'] = $msg;
         if (!empty($config['alert']['transports'])) {
             ExtTransports($obj);
         }
@@ -336,6 +334,9 @@ function ExtTransports($obj) {
             $opts = array_filter($opts);
         }
         if (($opts === true || !empty($opts)) && $opts != false && file_exists($config['install_dir'].'/includes/alerts/transport.'.$transport.'.php')) {
+            $obj['transport'] = $transport;
+            $msg        = FormatAlertTpl($obj);
+            $obj['msg'] = $msg;
             echo $transport.' => ';
             eval('$tmp = function($obj,$opts) { global $config; '.file_get_contents($config['install_dir'].'/includes/alerts/transport.'.$transport.'.php').' return false; };');
             $tmp = $tmp($obj,$opts);