diff --git a/common/alerts.go b/common/alerts.go
index 62481446..0d0533ec 100644
--- a/common/alerts.go
+++ b/common/alerts.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func init() {
 	})
 }
 
-const AlertsGrowHint = len(`{"msgs":[],"count":,"tc":}`) + 1 + 7
+const AlertsGrowHint = len(`{"msgs":[],"count":,"tc":}`) + 1 + 10
 
 // TODO: See if we can json.Marshal instead?
 func escapeTextInJson(in string) string {
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func buildAlertString(msg string, sub []string, path, avatar string, asid int) s
 	return sb.String()
 }
 
-const AlertsGrowHint2 = len(`{"msg":"","sub":[],"path":"","avatar":"","id":}`) + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1
+const AlertsGrowHint2 = len(`{"msg":"","sub":[],"path":"","avatar":"","id":}`) + 5 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1
 
 // TODO: Use a string builder?
 func buildAlertSb(sb *strings.Builder, msg string, sub []string, path, avatar string, asid int) {
diff --git a/public/global.js b/public/global.js
index b01d27e5..d93766ab 100644
--- a/public/global.js
+++ b/public/global.js
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ function runWebSockets(resume = false) {
 
 		setTimeout(() => {
 			if(!noAlerts) {
-				var alertMenuList = document.getElementsByClassName("menu_alerts");
+				let alertMenuList = document.getElementsByClassName("menu_alerts");
 				for(var i=0; i < alertMenuList.length; i++) loadAlerts(alertMenuList[i]);
 			}
 			runWebSockets(true);
@@ -282,14 +282,14 @@ function runWebSockets(resume = false) {
 						delete alertMapping[key];
 
 						// TODO: Add support for other alert feeds like PM Alerts
-						var generalAlerts = document.getElementById("general_alerts");
+						let generalAlerts = document.getElementById("general_alerts");
 						if(alertList.length < 8) loadAlerts(generalAlerts);
 						else updateAlertList(generalAlerts);
 					});
 				}
 			} else if("Topics" in data) {
 				console.log("topic in data");
-				console.log("data", data);
+				console.log("data",data);
 				let topic = data.Topics[0];
 				if(topic === undefined){
 					console.log("empty topic list");
@@ -321,10 +321,10 @@ function runWebSockets(resume = false) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		var messages = event.data.split('\r');
+		let messages = event.data.split('\r');
 		for(var i=0; i < messages.length; i++) {
 			let message = messages[i];
-			//console.log("Message: ",message);
+			//console.log("message",message);
 			let msgblocks = SplitN(message," ",3);
 			if(msgblocks.length < 3) continue;
 			if(message.startsWith("set ")) {
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ function runWebSockets(resume = false) {
 		// We can only get away with this because template_alert has no phrases, otherwise it too would have to be part of the "dance", I miss Go concurrency :(
 		if(!noAlerts) {
 		notifyOnScriptW("template_alert", e => {
-			if(e!=undefined) console.log("failed alert? why?", e)
+			if(e!=undefined) console.log("failed alert? why?",e)
 		}, () => {
 			if(!Template_alert) throw("template function not found");
 			addInitHook("after_phrases", () => {
diff --git a/routes.go b/routes.go
index 135626c4..a5c879c4 100644
--- a/routes.go
+++ b/routes.go
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func routeAPI(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, user c.User) c.RouteError
 
 		var ok bool
 		var sb strings.Builder
-		sb.Grow(c.AlertsGrowHint + (len(alerts) * c.AlertsGrowHint2))
+		sb.Grow(c.AlertsGrowHint + (len(alerts) * (c.AlertsGrowHint2 + 1)) - 1)
 		sb.WriteString(`{"msgs":[`)
 		for i, alert := range alerts {
 			if i != 0 {