diff --git a/html/pages/bgp.php b/html/pages/bgp.php
index a0e4db4213..a05096ff2b 100644
--- a/html/pages/bgp.php
+++ b/html/pages/bgp.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
      if(!is_integer($i/2)) { $bg_colour = $list_colour_a; } else { $bg_colour = $list_colour_b; }
 
-     if($peer['bgpPeerState'] == "established") { $col = "green"; } else { $col = "red"; $bg_colour = "#ffcccc"; }
+     if($peer['bgpPeerState'] == "established") { $col = "green"; } else { $col = "red"; if ($_GET['opta'] != "alerts") { $bg_colour = "#ffcccc"; } }
      if($peer['bgpPeerAdminStatus'] == "start" || $peer['bgpPeerAdminStatus'] == "running") { $admin_col = "green"; } else { $admin_col = "gray"; }
 
      if($peer['bgpPeerRemoteAs'] == $peer['bgpLocalAs']) { $peer_type = "<span style='color: #00f;'>iBGP</span>"; } else { $peer_type = "<span style='color: #0a0;'>eBGP</span>";