diff --git a/src/libsnore/application.cpp b/src/libsnore/application.cpp
index 37f3ec6..e18e96c 100644
--- a/src/libsnore/application.cpp
+++ b/src/libsnore/application.cpp
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 #include "application_p.h"
 #include "snore_p.h"
 
-#include <QApplication>
-
 using namespace Snore;
 
 Application::Application():
@@ -32,7 +30,6 @@ Application::Application(const QString &name, const Icon &icon) :
     d(new ApplicationData(name, icon))
 
 {
-    addAlert(Alert(qApp->translate("Default Alert", "Default"), icon));
 }
 
 Application::Application(const Application &other):
@@ -55,7 +52,7 @@ void Application::addAlert(const Alert &alert)
 {
     Q_ASSERT_X(!SnoreCore::instance().aplications().contains(name()), Q_FUNC_INFO,
                "Alerts must be added before the application is Registered." );
-    d->m_alerts.insert(alert.name().toUtf8(), alert);
+    d->m_alerts.insert(alert.name(), alert);
 }
 
 QString Application::name() const
@@ -68,14 +65,14 @@ const Icon &Application::icon()const
     return d->m_icon;
 }
 
-const QHash<QByteArray, Alert> &Application::alerts() const
+const QHash<QString, Alert> &Application::alerts() const
 {
     return d->m_alerts;
 }
 
 const Alert Application::defaultAlert() const
 {
-    return d->m_alerts.value("Default");
+    return d->m_defaultAlert;
 }
 
 bool Application::isValid() const
diff --git a/src/libsnore/application.h b/src/libsnore/application.h
index a4c5786..f94fe7d 100644
--- a/src/libsnore/application.h
+++ b/src/libsnore/application.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public:
      *
      * @return a QHash with the Alers registered with this Application.
      */
-    const QHash<QByteArray, Alert> &alerts() const;
+    const QHash<QString, Alert> &alerts() const;
 
     /**
      *
diff --git a/src/libsnore/application_p.cpp b/src/libsnore/application_p.cpp
index 83b9b37..f046b6b 100644
--- a/src/libsnore/application_p.cpp
+++ b/src/libsnore/application_p.cpp
@@ -19,13 +19,18 @@
 #include "application_p.h"
 #include "snore_p.h"
 
+#include <QApplication>
+
 using namespace Snore;
 
 ApplicationData::ApplicationData(const QString &name, const Icon &icon):
     m_name(name),
-    m_icon(icon)
+    m_icon(icon),
+    m_defaultAlert(qApp->translate("Default Alert", "Default"), icon)
 {
     Q_ASSERT_X(!name.isEmpty(), Q_FUNC_INFO, "invalid name detected");
+    m_alerts.insert(m_defaultAlert.name(), m_defaultAlert);
+
     m_hint.setValue("pushover-token", QLatin1String("aFB1TPCyZkkr7mubCGEKy5vJEWak9t"));
     m_hint.setValue("use-markup", false);
     m_hint.setValue("silent", SnoreCore::instance().settingsValue(QLatin1String("Silent"), LOCAL_SETTING));
diff --git a/src/libsnore/application_p.h b/src/libsnore/application_p.h
index 2bc31ce..9c3f2fa 100644
--- a/src/libsnore/application_p.h
+++ b/src/libsnore/application_p.h
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ public:
 
     QString m_name;
     Icon m_icon;
-    QHash<QByteArray, Alert> m_alerts;
+    QHash<QString, Alert> m_alerts;
     Hint m_hint;
+    Alert m_defaultAlert;
+
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/frontends/snarlnetwork/parser.cpp b/src/plugins/frontends/snarlnetwork/parser.cpp
index 1d18776..416f531 100644
--- a/src/plugins/frontends/snarlnetwork/parser.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/frontends/snarlnetwork/parser.cpp
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ void Parser::parse(Notification &sNotification, const QString &msg, QTcpSocket *
     }
 
     if (!alertName.isEmpty() && app.isValid()) {
-        if (app.alerts().contains(alertName.toLatin1())) {
-            alert = app.alerts().value(alertName.toLatin1());
+        if (app.alerts().contains(alertName)) {
+            alert = app.alerts().value(alertName);
         }
     }