diff --git a/gui/scripts/alerts.js b/gui/scripts/alerts.js
index 5dd8878..c518998 100644
--- a/gui/scripts/alerts.js
+++ b/gui/scripts/alerts.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export default class alerts {
 
 	constructor(TITLE, MESSAGE) {
 		// Set this message's properties. 
-		if (MESSAGE = null) {
+		if (MESSAGE == null) {
 			this.message = TITLE;
 		} else {
 			this.title = TITLE;
diff --git a/scripts/filters.js b/scripts/filters.js
index 15eae4c..f1585f0 100644
--- a/scripts/filters.js
+++ b/scripts/filters.js
@@ -89,9 +89,7 @@ export default class filters {
 				let filter_URL = filters.dequeue();
 
 				// Inform the user of download state.
-				alerts.log(
-					texts.localized(`settings_filters_update_status`, null, [filter_URL]),
-				);
+				new alerts (texts.localized(`settings_filters_update_status`, null, [filter_URL]));
 
 				// Create promise of downloading.
 				let filter_download = net.download(filter_URL, `JSON`, false, true);