diff --git a/lgsm/functions/alert_discord.sh b/lgsm/functions/alert_discord.sh
index 1d047b60b..9db56da3f 100755
--- a/lgsm/functions/alert_discord.sh
+++ b/lgsm/functions/alert_discord.sh
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@
 
 functionselfname="$(basename "$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"
 
-if ! command -v jq > /dev/null; then
-	fn_print_fail_nl "Sending Discord alert: jq is missing."
-	fn_script_log_fatal "Sending Discord alert: jq is missing."
-fi
-
 json=$(cat <<EOF
 {
 	"username":"LinuxGSM",
@@ -52,7 +47,7 @@ EOF
 
 fn_print_dots "Sending Discord alert"
 
-discordsend=$(curl --connect-timeout 10 -sSL -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d "$(echo -n "$json" | jq -c .)" "${discordwebhook}")
+discordsend=$(curl --connect-timeout 10 -sSL -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d "$(echo -n "${json}" | jq -c .)" "${discordwebhook}")
 
 if [ -n "${discordsend}" ]; then
 	fn_print_fail_nl "Sending Discord alert: ${discordsend}"
diff --git a/lgsm/functions/alert_gotify.sh b/lgsm/functions/alert_gotify.sh
index 64fb58ca6..948cb29b4 100644
--- a/lgsm/functions/alert_gotify.sh
+++ b/lgsm/functions/alert_gotify.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,24 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # LinuxGSM alert_gotify.sh module
+# Author: Daniel Gibbs
 # Contributors: http://linuxgsm.com/contrib
 # Website: https://linuxgsm.com
 # Description: Sends Gotify alert.
 
 functionselfname="$(basename "$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"
 
-content=(message="${alertsubject}, ${servername}, ${alertbody}. More info: ${alerturl}")
+json=$(cat <<EOF
+{
+	"title": "${alertemoji} ${alertsubject} ${alertemoji}",
+	"message": "Server name\n${servername}\n\nMessage\n${alertbody}\n\nGame\n${gamename}\n\nServer IP\n${alertip}:${port}\n\nHostname\n${HOSTNAME}\n\nMore info\n${alerturl}",
+	"priority": 5
+}
+EOF
+)
 
 fn_print_dots "Sending Gotify alert"
 
-gotifysend=$(curl --connect-timeout 10 -sSL "$gotifywebhook"?token="$gotifytoken" -F "title=LinuxGSM" -F "$content" -F "priority=5")
+gotifysend=$(curl --connect-timeout 10 -sSL "${gotifywebhook}"?token="${gotifytoken}" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d "$(echo -n "${json}" | jq -c .)")
 
 if [ -n "${gotifysend}" ]; then
 	fn_print_ok_nl "Sending Gotify alert"
diff --git a/lgsm/functions/alert_ifttt.sh b/lgsm/functions/alert_ifttt.sh
index 7f76cfeca..918a8a759 100755
--- a/lgsm/functions/alert_ifttt.sh
+++ b/lgsm/functions/alert_ifttt.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ EOF
 )
 
 fn_print_dots "Sending IFTTT alert"
-iftttsend=$(curl --connect-timeout 10 -sSL -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d """${json}""" "https://maker.ifttt.com/trigger/${iftttevent}/with/key/${ifttttoken}" | grep "Bad Request")
+iftttsend=$(curl --connect-timeout 10 -sSL -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d "$(echo -n "${json}" | jq -c .)" "https://maker.ifttt.com/trigger/${iftttevent}/with/key/${ifttttoken}" | grep "Bad Request")
 
 if [ -n "${iftttsend}" ]; then
 	fn_print_fail_nl "Sending IFTTT alert: ${pushbulletsend}"
diff --git a/lgsm/functions/alert_pushbullet.sh b/lgsm/functions/alert_pushbullet.sh
index 4c20e67c3..f9c797ed5 100755
--- a/lgsm/functions/alert_pushbullet.sh
+++ b/lgsm/functions/alert_pushbullet.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ EOF
 )
 
 fn_print_dots "Sending Pushbullet alert"
-pushbulletsend=$(curl --connect-timeout 10 -sSL -u """${pushbullettoken}"":" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d """${json}""" "https://api.pushbullet.com/v2/pushes" | grep "error_code")
+pushbulletsend=$(curl --connect-timeout 10 -sSL -u """${pushbullettoken}"":" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d "$(echo -n "${json}" | jq -c .)" "https://api.pushbullet.com/v2/pushes" | grep "error_code")
 
 if [ -n "${pushbulletsend}" ]; then
 	fn_print_fail_nl "Sending Pushbullet alert: ${pushbulletsend}"
diff --git a/lgsm/functions/alert_rocketchat.sh b/lgsm/functions/alert_rocketchat.sh
index 6c492854c..23f43bce2 100755
--- a/lgsm/functions/alert_rocketchat.sh
+++ b/lgsm/functions/alert_rocketchat.sh
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@
 
 functionselfname="$(basename "$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"
 
-if ! command -v jq > /dev/null; then
-	fn_print_fail_nl "Sending Rocketchat alert: jq is missing."
-	fn_script_log_fatal "Sending Rocketchat alert: jq is missing."
-fi
-
 json=$(cat <<EOF
 {
 	"alias": "LinuxGSM",
@@ -43,7 +38,7 @@ EOF
 
 fn_print_dots "Sending Rocketchat alert"
 
-rocketchatsend=$(curl --connect-timeout 10 -sSL -H "Content-Type:application/json" -X POST -d "$(echo -n "$json" | jq -c .)" "${rocketchatwebhook}")
+rocketchatsend=$(curl --connect-timeout 10 -sSL -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d "$(echo -n "${json}" | jq -c .)" "${rocketchatwebhook}")
 
 if [ -n "${rocketchatsend}" ]; then
 	fn_print_ok_nl "Sending Rocketchat alert"
diff --git a/lgsm/functions/alert_slack.sh b/lgsm/functions/alert_slack.sh
index 625b1967e..437dbe819 100755
--- a/lgsm/functions/alert_slack.sh
+++ b/lgsm/functions/alert_slack.sh
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@
 
 functionselfname="$(basename "$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"
 
-if ! command -v jq > /dev/null; then
-	fn_print_fail_nl "Sending Slack alert: jq is missing."
-	fn_script_log_fatal "Sending Slack alert: jq is missing."
-fi
-
 json=$(cat <<EOF
 {
 		"attachments": [
@@ -68,7 +63,7 @@ EOF
 
 fn_print_dots "Sending Slack alert"
 
-slacksend=$(curl --connect-timeout 10 -sSL -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d "$(echo -n "$json" | jq -c .)" "${slackwebhook}")
+slacksend=$(curl --connect-timeout 10 -sSL -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d "$(echo -n "${json}" | jq -c .)" "${slackwebhook}")
 
 if [ "${slacksend}" == "ok" ]; then
 	fn_print_ok_nl "Sending Slack alert"
diff --git a/lgsm/functions/alert_telegram.sh b/lgsm/functions/alert_telegram.sh
index 056f11ae0..de5dd2714 100755
--- a/lgsm/functions/alert_telegram.sh
+++ b/lgsm/functions/alert_telegram.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ EOF
 )
 
 fn_print_dots "Sending Telegram alert"
-telegramsend=$(curl --connect-timeout 10 -sSL -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d """${json}""" ${curlcustomstring} "https://${telegramapi}/bot${telegramtoken}/sendMessage" | grep "error_code")
+telegramsend=$(curl --connect-timeout 10 -sSL -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d "$(echo -n "${json}" | jq -c .)" ${curlcustomstring} "https://${telegramapi}/bot${telegramtoken}/sendMessage" | grep "error_code")
 
 if [ -n "${telegramsend}" ]; then
 	fn_print_fail_nl "Sending Telegram alert: ${telegramsend}"