diff --git a/.ackrc b/.ackrc
index 60701ec5..d5ed1145 100644
--- a/.ackrc
+++ b/.ackrc
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 --ignore-dir=node_modules
 --ignore-dir=dist
 --ignore-file=match:package-lock.json
+--ignore-file=match:.svg
diff --git a/src/app/alerts.ts b/src/app/alerts.ts
index 011f764b..2ef7dfd7 100644
--- a/src/app/alerts.ts
+++ b/src/app/alerts.ts
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ const processChats = async (pubkey, events) => {
 
 const listen = async pubkey => {
   // Include an offset so we don't miss alerts on one relay but not another
-  const since = now() - timedelta(30, 'days')
+  const since = now() - timedelta(7, 'days')
   const roomIds = pluck('id', database.rooms.all({joined: true}))
 
   if (listener) {