diff --git a/src/spootnik/reporter/alert.clj b/src/spootnik/reporter/alert.clj
index 1b90999..11b0b31 100644
--- a/src/spootnik/reporter/alert.clj
+++ b/src/spootnik/reporter/alert.clj
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
 
 (s/def :spootnik.reporter/alerts (s/coll-of :spootnik.reporter/alert :min-count 1))
 
-(defn ->alert
-  [{:as alert :keys [name labels annotations generator-url delay-after-ms]
+(defn alert->payload
+  [{:as _alert :keys [name labels annotations generator-url delay-after-ms]
     :or {delay-after-ms (* 60 1000 15)}}]
   (let [t (Instant/now)]
     (cond-> {:startsAt (str t)
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 (defn- alerts-body
   [alerts]
   (json/write-value-as-string
-   (map (fn [alert] (->alert alert)) alerts)))
+   (map (fn [alert] (alert->payload alert)) alerts)))
 
 (defrecord AlephClient [server])
 
diff --git a/test/spootnik/reporter/alert_test.clj b/test/spootnik/reporter/alert_test.clj
index 1e83185..088f151 100644
--- a/test/spootnik/reporter/alert_test.clj
+++ b/test/spootnik/reporter/alert_test.clj
@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@
 
 (deftest test-alert-format
   (is (match? {:labels {:alertname "yolo"}}
-              (a/->alert {:name "yolo"})))
+              (a/alert->payload {:name "yolo"})))
   (is (match? {:labels {:alertname "yolo", :baz "bazz"}}
-              (a/->alert {:name "yolo"
-                          :labels {:baz "bazz"}})))
+              (a/alert->payload {:name "yolo"
+                                 :labels {:baz "bazz"}})))
   (is (match? {:labels {:alertname "yolo", :baz "bazz"},
                :annotations {:foo "bar"}}
-              (a/->alert {:name "yolo"
-                          :annotations {:foo "bar"}
-                          :labels {:baz "bazz"}})))
+              (a/alert->payload {:name "yolo"
+                                 :annotations {:foo "bar"}
+                                 :labels {:baz "bazz"}})))
   (is (match? {:labels {:alertname "yolo"}
                :generatorURL "http://google.com"}
-              (a/->alert {:name "yolo"
-                          :generator-url "http://google.com"}))))
+              (a/alert->payload {:name "yolo"
+                                 :generator-url "http://google.com"}))))