diff --git a/src/codegate/api/v1_processing.py b/src/codegate/api/v1_processing.py
index cb2c0c9b..10f42075 100644
--- a/src/codegate/api/v1_processing.py
+++ b/src/codegate/api/v1_processing.py
@@ -516,8 +516,23 @@ async def remove_duplicate_alerts(alerts: List[v1_models.Alert]) -> List[v1_mode
         alerts, key=lambda x: x.timestamp, reverse=True
     ):  # Sort alerts by timestamp descending
 
-        # Extract trigger string content until "Context"
-        trigger_string_content = alert.trigger_string.split("Context")[0]
+        # Handle trigger_string based on its type
+        trigger_string_content = ""
+        if isinstance(alert.trigger_string, dict):
+            # If it's a dict, use relevant fields for deduplication
+            trigger_string_content = json.dumps(
+                {
+                    "name": alert.trigger_string.get("name"),
+                    "type": alert.trigger_string.get("type"),
+                    "status": alert.trigger_string.get("status"),
+                }
+            )
+        elif isinstance(alert.trigger_string, str):
+            # If it's a string, use the part before "Context" if it exists
+            trigger_string_content = alert.trigger_string.split("Context")[0]
+        else:
+            # For any other case, convert to string
+            trigger_string_content = str(alert.trigger_string)
 
         key = (
             alert.code_snippet,