diff --git a/src/Ombi.Notifications/NotificationMessageCurlys.cs b/src/Ombi.Notifications/NotificationMessageCurlys.cs
index 0aea728a4..dcf49138d 100644
--- a/src/Ombi.Notifications/NotificationMessageCurlys.cs
+++ b/src/Ombi.Notifications/NotificationMessageCurlys.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,12 @@ namespace Ombi.Notifications
                 UserName = req?.RequestedUser?.UserName;
             }
 
-            Alias = (req?.RequestedUser?.Alias.HasValue() ?? false) ? req?.RequestedUser?.Alias : req?.RequestedUser?.UserName;
+            if (Alias.IsNullOrEmpty())
+            {
+                // Can be set if it's an issue
+                Alias = (req?.RequestedUser?.Alias.HasValue() ?? false) ? req?.RequestedUser?.Alias : req?.RequestedUser?.UserName;
+            }
+
             if (pref != null)
             {
                 UserPreference = pref.Value.HasValue() ? pref.Value : Alias;
@@ -95,7 +100,10 @@ namespace Ombi.Notifications
 
             AvailableDate = req?.MarkedAsAvailable?.ToString("D") ?? string.Empty;
             DenyReason = req?.DeniedReason;
-            Alias = (req?.RequestedUser?.Alias.HasValue() ?? false) ? req?.RequestedUser?.Alias : req?.RequestedUser?.UserName;
+            if (Alias.IsNullOrEmpty())
+            {
+                Alias = (req?.RequestedUser?.Alias.HasValue() ?? false) ? req?.RequestedUser?.Alias : req?.RequestedUser?.UserName;
+            }
             if (pref != null)
             {
                 UserPreference = pref.Value.HasValue() ? pref.Value : Alias;
@@ -143,7 +151,10 @@ namespace Ombi.Notifications
                 UserName = req?.RequestedUser?.UserName;
             }
             AvailableDate = req?.MarkedAsAvailable?.ToString("D") ?? string.Empty;
-            Alias = (req?.RequestedUser?.Alias.HasValue() ?? false) ? req?.RequestedUser?.Alias : req?.RequestedUser?.UserName;
+            if (Alias.IsNullOrEmpty())
+            {
+                Alias = (req?.RequestedUser?.Alias.HasValue() ?? false) ? req?.RequestedUser?.Alias : req?.RequestedUser?.UserName;
+            }
             if (pref != null)
             {
                 UserPreference = pref.Value.HasValue() ? pref.Value : Alias;
@@ -223,6 +234,7 @@ namespace Ombi.Notifications
             IssueSubject = opts.Substitutes.TryGetValue("IssueSubject", out val) ? val : string.Empty;
             NewIssueComment = opts.Substitutes.TryGetValue("NewIssueComment", out val) ? val : string.Empty;
             UserName = opts.Substitutes.TryGetValue("IssueUser", out val) ? val : string.Empty;
+            Alias = opts.Substitutes.TryGetValue("IssueUserAlias", out val) ? val : string.Empty;
             Type = opts.Substitutes.TryGetValue("RequestType", out val) ? val.Humanize() : string.Empty;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Ombi/Controllers/V1/IssuesController.cs b/src/Ombi/Controllers/V1/IssuesController.cs
index a7e4b42a7..5222cf4e7 100644
--- a/src/Ombi/Controllers/V1/IssuesController.cs
+++ b/src/Ombi/Controllers/V1/IssuesController.cs
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ namespace Ombi.Controllers.V1
             i.IssueCategory = null;
             i.CreatedDate = DateTime.UtcNow;
             var username = User.Identity.Name.ToUpper();
-            i.UserReportedId = (await _userManager.Users.FirstOrDefaultAsync(x => x.NormalizedUserName == username)).Id;
+            var reportedUser = await _userManager.Users.FirstOrDefaultAsync(x => x.NormalizedUserName == username);
+            i.UserReportedId = reportedUser.Id;
             await _issues.Add(i);
             var category = await _categories.GetAll().FirstOrDefaultAsync(x => i.IssueCategoryId == x.Id);
             if (category != null)
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ namespace Ombi.Controllers.V1
                 
             };
 
-            AddIssueNotificationSubstitutes(notificationModel, i, User.Identity.Name);
+            AddIssueNotificationSubstitutes(notificationModel, i, reportedUser.UserName, reportedUser.UserAlias);
 
             await _notification.Notify(notificationModel);
 
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ namespace Ombi.Controllers.V1
             };
 
             var isAdmin = await _userManager.IsInRoleAsync(user, OmbiRoles.Admin) || user.IsSystemUser;
-            AddIssueNotificationSubstitutes(notificationModel, issue, issue.UserReported.UserAlias);
+            AddIssueNotificationSubstitutes(notificationModel, issue, user.UserName, user.UserAlias);
             notificationModel.Substitutes.Add("NewIssueComment", comment.Comment);
             notificationModel.Substitutes.Add("IssueId", comment.IssueId.ToString());
             notificationModel.Substitutes.Add("AdminComment", isAdmin.ToString());
@@ -319,7 +320,7 @@ namespace Ombi.Controllers.V1
                     UserId = issue.UserReported.Id, // This is a resolved notification, so needs to go to the user who raised it
                     
                 };
-                AddIssueNotificationSubstitutes(notificationModel, issue, issue.UserReported?.UserAlias ?? string.Empty);
+                AddIssueNotificationSubstitutes(notificationModel, issue, issue.UserReported?.UserName ?? string.Empty, issue.UserReported.UserAlias);
 
                 await _notification.Notify(notificationModel);
             }
@@ -328,7 +329,7 @@ namespace Ombi.Controllers.V1
             return true;
         }
 
-        private static void AddIssueNotificationSubstitutes(NotificationOptions notificationModel, Issues issue, string issueReportedUsername)
+        private static void AddIssueNotificationSubstitutes(NotificationOptions notificationModel, Issues issue, string issueReportedUsername, string alias)
         {
             notificationModel.Substitutes.Add("Title", issue.Title);
             notificationModel.Substitutes.Add("IssueDescription", issue.Description);
@@ -336,6 +337,7 @@ namespace Ombi.Controllers.V1
             notificationModel.Substitutes.Add("IssueStatus", issue.Status.ToString());
             notificationModel.Substitutes.Add("IssueSubject", issue.Subject);
             notificationModel.Substitutes.Add("IssueUser", issueReportedUsername);
+            notificationModel.Substitutes.Add("IssueUserAlias", alias);
             notificationModel.Substitutes.Add("RequestType", notificationModel.RequestType.ToString());
         }
     }