diff --git a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/map/alert_layer.cpp b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/map/alert_layer.cpp
index 85429f5e..f00951ec 100644
--- a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/map/alert_layer.cpp
+++ b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/map/alert_layer.cpp
@@ -206,6 +206,18 @@ AlertLayer::AlertLayer(std::shared_ptr<MapContext> context,
 
 AlertLayer::~AlertLayer() = default;
 
+void AlertLayer::InitializeHandler()
+{
+   static bool ftt = true;
+
+   if (ftt)
+   {
+      logger_->debug("Initializing handler");
+      AlertLayerHandler::Instance();
+      ftt = false;
+   }
+}
+
 void AlertLayer::Initialize()
 {
    logger_->debug("Initialize: {}", awips::GetPhenomenonText(p->phenomenon_));
diff --git a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/map/alert_layer.hpp b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/map/alert_layer.hpp
index abc3f8f2..99609210 100644
--- a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/map/alert_layer.hpp
+++ b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/map/alert_layer.hpp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ public:
    void Render(const QMapLibre::CustomLayerRenderParameters&) override final;
    void Deinitialize() override final;
 
+   static void InitializeHandler();
+
 signals:
    void AlertSelected(const types::TextEventKey& key);
 
diff --git a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/map/map_widget.cpp b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/map/map_widget.cpp
index 85e1a0a6..e718bc0e 100644
--- a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/map/map_widget.cpp
+++ b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/map/map_widget.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ public:
       overlayProductView->SetAutoRefresh(autoRefreshEnabled_);
       overlayProductView->SetAutoUpdate(autoUpdateEnabled_);
 
+      // Initialize AlertLayerHandler
+      map::AlertLayer::InitializeHandler();
+
       auto& generalSettings = settings::GeneralSettings::Instance();
 
       // Initialize context