diff --git a/lib/towerops_web/live/alert_live/index.ex b/lib/towerops_web/live/alert_live/index.ex
index 92361434..96dac9d9 100644
--- a/lib/towerops_web/live/alert_live/index.ex
+++ b/lib/towerops_web/live/alert_live/index.ex
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ defmodule ToweropsWeb.AlertLive.Index do
     # Compute counts for filter tabs
     counts = %{
       all: length(all_alerts),
-      critical: Enum.count(all_alerts, &(&1.alert_type == :device_down and is_nil(&1.resolved_at))),
+      critical: Enum.count(all_alerts, &(&1.alert_type == "device_down" and is_nil(&1.resolved_at))),
       unresolved: Enum.count(all_alerts, &is_nil(&1.resolved_at)),
       resolved: Enum.count(all_alerts, &(not is_nil(&1.resolved_at)))
     }
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ defmodule ToweropsWeb.AlertLive.Index do
   defp filter_alerts(alerts, "all"), do: alerts
 
   defp filter_alerts(alerts, "critical"),
-    do: Enum.filter(alerts, &(&1.alert_type == :device_down and is_nil(&1.resolved_at)))
+    do: Enum.filter(alerts, &(&1.alert_type == "device_down" and is_nil(&1.resolved_at)))
 
   defp filter_alerts(alerts, "unresolved"), do: Enum.filter(alerts, &is_nil(&1.resolved_at))
 
@@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ defmodule ToweropsWeb.AlertLive.Index do
     Enum.sort_by(alerts, fn alert ->
       severity_weight =
         cond do
-          alert.alert_type == :device_down and is_nil(alert.resolved_at) -> 0
-          alert.alert_type == :device_down -> 1
+          alert.alert_type == "device_down" and is_nil(alert.resolved_at) -> 0
+          alert.alert_type == "device_down" -> 1
           true -> 2
         end
 
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ defmodule ToweropsWeb.AlertLive.Index do
     end)
     |> Enum.map(fn {{site_id, site_name}, site_alerts} ->
       sub_info = if site_id, do: site_subscribers[site_id]
-      critical_count = Enum.count(site_alerts, &(&1.alert_type == :device_down and is_nil(&1.resolved_at)))
+      critical_count = Enum.count(site_alerts, &(&1.alert_type == "device_down" and is_nil(&1.resolved_at)))
 
       %{
         site_id: site_id,
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ defmodule ToweropsWeb.AlertLive.Index do
       alert.resolved_at ->
         "gray"
 
-      alert.alert_type == :device_down and is_nil(alert.resolved_at) ->
+      alert.alert_type == "device_down" and is_nil(alert.resolved_at) ->
         age_minutes = DateTime.diff(DateTime.utc_now(), alert.triggered_at, :minute)
 
         cond do