diff --git a/config.example.yml b/config.example.yml
index 3c5ccc2..526457e 100644
--- a/config.example.yml
+++ b/config.example.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ formatting:
 
 # This settings are only relevant if you want to use PushBits with alertmanager
 alertmanager:
-    # The name of the entry in the alerts annotations that should be used for the title
+    # The name of the entry in the alerts annotations or lables that should be used for the title
     annotationtitle: title
-    # The name of the entry in the alerts annotations that should be used for the message
+    # The name of the entry in the alerts annotations or labels that should be used for the message
     annotationmessage: message
diff --git a/internal/api/alertmanager/handler.go b/internal/api/alertmanager/handler.go
index 07436b8..cb634a9 100644
--- a/internal/api/alertmanager/handler.go
+++ b/internal/api/alertmanager/handler.go
@@ -95,14 +95,16 @@ func (alert *alert) ToNotification(titleAnnotation, messageAnnotation string) mo
 
 	if titleString, ok := alert.Annotiations[titleAnnotation]; ok {
 		title.WriteString(titleString)
+	} else if titleString, ok := alert.Labels[titleAnnotation]; ok {
+		title.WriteString(titleString)
 	} else {
 		title.WriteString("Unknown Title")
 	}
-	title.WriteString(" - ")
-	title.WriteString(alert.StartsAt)
 
 	if messageString, ok := alert.Annotiations[messageAnnotation]; ok {
 		message.WriteString(messageString)
+	} else if messageString, ok := alert.Labels[messageAnnotation]; ok {
+		message.WriteString(messageString)
 	} else {
 		message.WriteString("Unknown Message")
 	}