diff --git a/LibreNMS/Alert/Transport/Matrix.php b/LibreNMS/Alert/Transport/Matrix.php
index 02e65659e3..24ef1a8ecc 100644
--- a/LibreNMS/Alert/Transport/Matrix.php
+++ b/LibreNMS/Alert/Transport/Matrix.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class Matrix extends Transport
 
         $message = SimpleTemplate::parse($message, $alert_data);
 
-        $body = ['body' => strip_tags($message), 'formatted_body' => "$message", 'msgtype' => 'm.text', 'format' => 'org.matrix.custom.html'];
+        $body = ['body' => strip_tags($message), 'formatted_body' => "$message", 'msgtype' => 'm.notice', 'format' => 'org.matrix.custom.html'];
 
         $res = Http::client()
             ->withToken($authtoken)