diff --git a/public/src/modules/alerts.js b/public/src/modules/alerts.js
index ccbec68d0a..4db3a1d9ab 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/alerts.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/alerts.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ define('alerts', function() {
 	module.alert = function (params) {
 		params.alert_id = 'alert_button_' + (params.alert_id ? params.alert_id : new Date().getTime());
 		params.title = params.title ? params.title.trim() || '' : '';
-		params.message = params.message.trim();
+		params.message = params.message ? params.message.trim() : '';
 
 		params.location = params.location || 'right-top';
 		params.type = params.type || 'info';