diff --git a/src/controllers/notifications/NotificationController.cpp b/src/controllers/notifications/NotificationController.cpp
index 653db98c9..277e5ac6c 100644
--- a/src/controllers/notifications/NotificationController.cpp
+++ b/src/controllers/notifications/NotificationController.cpp
@@ -180,13 +180,7 @@ void NotificationController::getFakeTwitchChannelLiveStatus(
                     getApp()->notifications->playSound();
                 }
                 if (getSettings()->notificationFlashTaskbar) {
-                    if (getSettings()->longAlerts) {
-                        QApplication::alert(
-                            getApp()->windows->getMainWindow().window(), 0);
-                    } else {
-                        QApplication::alert(
-                            getApp()->windows->getMainWindow().window(), 2500);
-                    }
+                    getApp()->windows->sendAlert();
                 }
             }
             return Success;
diff --git a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchChannel.cpp b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchChannel.cpp
index 55d9b6506..f3523ffba 100644
--- a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchChannel.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchChannel.cpp
@@ -408,14 +408,7 @@ void TwitchChannel::setLive(bool newLiveStatus)
                         getApp()->notifications->playSound();
                     }
                     if (getSettings()->notificationFlashTaskbar) {
-                        if (getSettings()->longAlerts) {
-                            QApplication::alert(
-                                getApp()->windows->getMainWindow().window(), 0);
-                        } else {
-                            QApplication::alert(
-                                getApp()->windows->getMainWindow().window(),
-                                2500);
-                        }
+                        getApp()->windows->sendAlert();
                     }
                 }
                 auto live = makeSystemMessage(this->getName() + " is live");
diff --git a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchMessageBuilder.cpp b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchMessageBuilder.cpp
index 16c967b1a..35e7b1503 100644
--- a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchMessageBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchMessageBuilder.cpp
@@ -788,13 +788,7 @@ void TwitchMessageBuilder::parseHighlights(bool isPastMsg)
             }
 
             if (doAlert) {
-                if (getSettings()->longAlerts) {
-                    QApplication::alert(
-                        getApp()->windows->getMainWindow().window(), 0);
-                } else {
-                    QApplication::alert(
-                        getApp()->windows->getMainWindow().window(), 2500);
-                }
+                getApp()->windows->sendAlert();
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/singletons/WindowManager.cpp b/src/singletons/WindowManager.cpp
index 853baa8e8..7e8d7dcde 100644
--- a/src/singletons/WindowManager.cpp
+++ b/src/singletons/WindowManager.cpp
@@ -444,6 +444,16 @@ void WindowManager::save()
     file.flush();
 }
 
+void WindowManager::sendAlert()
+{
+    int flashDuration = 2500;
+    if (getSettings()->longAlerts) {
+        flashDuration = 0;
+    }
+    QApplication::alert(getApp()->windows->getMainWindow().window(),
+                        flashDuration);
+}
+
 void WindowManager::encodeNodeRecusively(SplitNode *node, QJsonObject &obj)
 {
     switch (node->getType()) {
diff --git a/src/singletons/WindowManager.hpp b/src/singletons/WindowManager.hpp
index 74149876e..db2f71ae2 100644
--- a/src/singletons/WindowManager.hpp
+++ b/src/singletons/WindowManager.hpp
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ public:
 
     pajlada::Signals::NoArgSignal wordFlagsChanged;
 
+    void sendAlert();
+
 private:
     void encodeNodeRecusively(SplitContainer::Node *node, QJsonObject &obj);