# Why did my alert only fire once?

> An alert's own settings decide when it may speak again.

Source: https://algobarsx.com/docs/why-alert-quiet/

An alert's own settings decide when it may speak again. The default `repeat` is `once per bar`. `cooldown` sets the shortest gap between messages, and `expires` switches the alert off. Testing an alert lists the messages it sent and the ones it held back, with the reason.