diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/alert.html b/layouts/shortcodes/alert.html
index 4c55d13..7cc7eb0 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/alert.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/alert.html
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 <div class="alert alert-warning d-flex" role="alert">
-  <div class="flex-shrink-1 alert-icon">{{ with .Get "icon" }}{{.}}{{ end }}</div>
-  <div class="w-100">{{ with .Get "text" }}{{ . | safeHTML }}{{ end }}</div>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+  <div class="flex-shrink-1 alert-icon">{{ with .Get "icon" }}{{.}} {{ end }}</div>
+  {{ with .Get "text"}}
+    <div class="w-100">{{ . | safeHTML }} </div>
+  {{ else }}
+    {{ with .Inner}}
+      <div class="w-100"> {{ . | markdownify}}</div>
+    {{ else }}
+      {{ errorf "No valid text variable or Inner content given"}}
+    {{ end }}
+  {{ end}}
+</div>