diff --git a/server/lib/alerts/events/healthCheckEvents.ts b/server/lib/alerts/events/healthCheckEvents.ts
index 0a6d40f16..00afa22f0 100644
--- a/server/lib/alerts/events/healthCheckEvents.ts
+++ b/server/lib/alerts/events/healthCheckEvents.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export async function fireHealthCheckHealthyAlert(
     healthCheckName?: string,
     healthCheckTargetId?: number | null,
     extra?: Record<string, unknown>,
+    send: boolean = true,
     trx?: unknown
 ): Promise<void> {
     return;
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ export async function fireHealthCheckUnhealthyAlert(
     healthCheckName?: string,
     healthCheckTargetId?: number | null,
     extra?: Record<string, unknown>,
+    send: boolean = true,
     trx?: unknown
 ): Promise<void> {
     return;
@@ -28,7 +30,8 @@ export async function fireHealthCheckUnknownAlert(
     healthCheckName?: string | null,
     healthCheckTargetId?: number | null,
     extra?: Record<string, unknown>,
+    send: boolean = true,
     trx?: unknown
 ): Promise<void> {
     return;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/alerts/events/resourceEvents.ts b/server/lib/alerts/events/resourceEvents.ts
index 09dd7d8cf..e7a374b44 100644
--- a/server/lib/alerts/events/resourceEvents.ts
+++ b/server/lib/alerts/events/resourceEvents.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ export async function fireResourceHealthyAlert(
     resourceId: number,
     resourceName?: string | null,
     extra?: Record<string, unknown>,
+    send: boolean = true,
     trx?: unknown
 ): Promise<void> {}
 
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ export async function fireResourceUnhealthyAlert(
     resourceId: number,
     resourceName?: string | null,
     extra?: Record<string, unknown>,
+    send: boolean = true,
     trx?: unknown
 ): Promise<void> {}
 
@@ -19,5 +21,6 @@ export async function fireResourceToggleAlert(
     resourceId: number,
     resourceName?: string | null,
     extra?: Record<string, unknown>,
+    send: boolean = true,
     trx?: unknown
-): Promise<void> {}
\ No newline at end of file
+): Promise<void> {}
diff --git a/server/routers/target/createTarget.ts b/server/routers/target/createTarget.ts
index 96df0260d..d582d06da 100644
--- a/server/routers/target/createTarget.ts
+++ b/server/routers/target/createTarget.ts
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ export async function createTarget(
                 await fireHealthCheckUnhealthyAlert(
                     healthCheck[0].orgId,
                     healthCheck[0].targetHealthCheckId,
-                    healthCheck[0].name,
+                    healthCheck[0].name || "",
                     healthCheck[0].targetId,
                     undefined,
                     false, // dont send the alert because we just want to create the alert, not notify users yet
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ export async function createTarget(
                 await fireHealthCheckHealthyAlert(
                     healthCheck[0].orgId,
                     healthCheck[0].targetHealthCheckId,
-                    healthCheck[0].name,
+                    healthCheck[0].name || "",
                     healthCheck[0].targetId,
                     undefined,
                     false, // dont send the alert because we just want to create the alert, not notify users yet