diff --git a/src/components/ble/AlertNotificationClient.cpp b/src/components/ble/AlertNotificationClient.cpp
index 8fbbafb6..40970e0b 100644
--- a/src/components/ble/AlertNotificationClient.cpp
+++ b/src/components/ble/AlertNotificationClient.cpp
@@ -105,18 +105,21 @@ int AlertNotificationClient::OnDescriptorDiscoveryEventCallback(uint16_t connect
 
 void AlertNotificationClient::OnNotification(ble_gap_event *event) {
   if(event->notify_rx.attr_handle == newAlertHandle) {
-    static constexpr size_t stringTerminatorSize{1}; // end of string '\0'
-    static constexpr size_t headerSize{3};
+    constexpr size_t stringTerminatorSize = 1; // end of string '\0'
+    constexpr size_t headerSize = 3;
     const auto maxMessageSize {NotificationManager::MaximumMessageSize()};
     const auto maxBufferSize{maxMessageSize + headerSize};
 
-    size_t bufferSize = min(OS_MBUF_PKTLEN(event->notify_rx.om) + stringTerminatorSize, maxBufferSize);
-    char *message = (char *)(&event->notify_rx.om[headerSize]);
+    const auto dbgPacketLen = OS_MBUF_PKTLEN(event->notify_rx.om);
+    size_t bufferSize = min(dbgPacketLen + stringTerminatorSize, maxBufferSize);
     auto messageSize = min(maxMessageSize, (bufferSize-headerSize));
 
-    message[messageSize-1] = '\0';
+    NotificationManager::Notification notif;
+    os_mbuf_copydata(event->notify_rx.om, headerSize, messageSize-1, notif.message.data());
+    notif.message[messageSize-1] = '\0';
+    notif.category = Pinetime::Controllers::NotificationManager::Categories::SimpleAlert;
+    notificationManager.Push(std::move(notif));
 
-    notificationManager.Push(Pinetime::Controllers::NotificationManager::Categories::SimpleAlert, message, messageSize);
     systemTask.PushMessage(Pinetime::System::SystemTask::Messages::OnNewNotification);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/ble/AlertNotificationService.cpp b/src/components/ble/AlertNotificationService.cpp
index 7e432b82..32711b92 100644
--- a/src/components/ble/AlertNotificationService.cpp
+++ b/src/components/ble/AlertNotificationService.cpp
@@ -54,18 +54,21 @@ AlertNotificationService::AlertNotificationService ( System::SystemTask& systemT
 int AlertNotificationService::OnAlert(uint16_t conn_handle, uint16_t attr_handle,
                                                     struct ble_gatt_access_ctxt *ctxt) {
   if (ctxt->op == BLE_GATT_ACCESS_OP_WRITE_CHR) {
-    static constexpr size_t stringTerminatorSize{1}; // end of string '\0'
-    static constexpr size_t headerSize{3};
+    constexpr size_t stringTerminatorSize = 1; // end of string '\0'
+    constexpr size_t headerSize = 3;
     const auto maxMessageSize {NotificationManager::MaximumMessageSize()};
     const auto maxBufferSize{maxMessageSize + headerSize};
 
-    size_t bufferSize = min(OS_MBUF_PKTLEN(ctxt->om) + stringTerminatorSize, maxBufferSize);
-    char *message = (char *)(&ctxt->om->om_data[headerSize]);
+    const auto dbgPacketLen = OS_MBUF_PKTLEN(ctxt->om);
+    size_t bufferSize = min(dbgPacketLen + stringTerminatorSize, maxBufferSize);
     auto messageSize = min(maxMessageSize, (bufferSize-headerSize));
 
-    message[messageSize-1] = '\0';
+    NotificationManager::Notification notif;
+    os_mbuf_copydata(ctxt->om, headerSize, messageSize-1, notif.message.data());
+    notif.message[messageSize-1] = '\0';
+    notif.category = Pinetime::Controllers::NotificationManager::Categories::SimpleAlert;
+    notificationManager.Push(std::move(notif));
 
-    notificationManager.Push(Pinetime::Controllers::NotificationManager::Categories::SimpleAlert, message, messageSize);
     systemTask.PushMessage(Pinetime::System::SystemTask::Messages::OnNewNotification);
   }
   return 0;
diff --git a/src/components/ble/ImmediateAlertService.cpp b/src/components/ble/ImmediateAlertService.cpp
index 3b7f47bf..e2cee308 100644
--- a/src/components/ble/ImmediateAlertService.cpp
+++ b/src/components/ble/ImmediateAlertService.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <systemtask/SystemTask.h>
+#include <cstring>
 #include "ImmediateAlertService.h"
 #include "AlertNotificationService.h"
 
@@ -67,7 +68,12 @@ int ImmediateAlertService::OnAlertLevelChanged(uint16_t connectionHandle, uint16
     if(context->op == BLE_GATT_ACCESS_OP_WRITE_CHR) {
       auto alertLevel = static_cast<Levels>(context->om->om_data[0]);
       auto* alertString = ToString(alertLevel);
-      notificationManager.Push(Pinetime::Controllers::NotificationManager::Categories::SimpleAlert, alertString, strlen(alertString));
+
+      NotificationManager::Notification notif;
+      std::memcpy(notif.message.data(), alertString, strlen(alertString));
+      notif.category = Pinetime::Controllers::NotificationManager::Categories::SimpleAlert;
+      notificationManager.Push(std::move(notif));
+
       systemTask.PushMessage(Pinetime::System::SystemTask::Messages::OnNewNotification);
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/components/ble/NotificationManager.cpp b/src/components/ble/NotificationManager.cpp
index 11555bee..67711723 100644
--- a/src/components/ble/NotificationManager.cpp
+++ b/src/components/ble/NotificationManager.cpp
@@ -7,17 +7,10 @@ using namespace Pinetime::Controllers;
 constexpr uint8_t NotificationManager::MessageSize;
 
 
-void NotificationManager::Push(Pinetime::Controllers::NotificationManager::Categories category,
-                                                      const char *message, uint8_t currentMessageSize) {
-  // TODO handle edge cases on read/write index
-  auto checkedSize = std::min(currentMessageSize, MessageSize);
-  auto& notif = notifications[writeIndex];
-  std::memcpy(notif.message.data(), message, checkedSize);
-  notif.message[checkedSize] = '\0';
-  notif.category = category;
+void NotificationManager::Push(NotificationManager::Notification &&notif) {
   notif.id = GetNextId();
   notif.valid = true;
-
+  notifications[writeIndex] = std::move(notif);
   writeIndex = (writeIndex + 1 < TotalNbNotifications) ? writeIndex + 1 : 0;
   if(!empty)
     readIndex = (readIndex + 1 < TotalNbNotifications) ? readIndex + 1 : 0;
diff --git a/src/components/ble/NotificationManager.h b/src/components/ble/NotificationManager.h
index 64c6df6d..49fe8306 100644
--- a/src/components/ble/NotificationManager.h
+++ b/src/components/ble/NotificationManager.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace Pinetime {
         };
         Notification::Id nextId {0};
 
-      void Push(Categories category, const char* message, uint8_t messageSize);
+      void Push(Notification&& notif);
       Notification GetLastNotification();
       Notification GetNext(Notification::Id id);
       Notification GetPrevious(Notification::Id id);