diff --git a/src/daq/alert/alert_slack.py b/src/daq/alert/alert_slack.py
index 1a485e5..286b02b 100644
--- a/src/daq/alert/alert_slack.py
+++ b/src/daq/alert/alert_slack.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from slack_webhook import Slack
 
-from daq.alert.base import DAQAlertSeverity, DAQJobAlert, DAQJobMessageAlert
+from daq.alert.base import DAQJobAlert
+from daq.alert.models import DAQAlertSeverity, DAQJobMessageAlert
 from daq.models import DAQJobConfig
 
 ALERT_SEVERITY_TO_SLACK_COLOR = {
diff --git a/src/daq/alert/base.py b/src/daq/alert/base.py
index 5dc78d2..1df193a 100644
--- a/src/daq/alert/base.py
+++ b/src/daq/alert/base.py
@@ -1,27 +1,7 @@
-from datetime import datetime
-from enum import Enum
 from typing import Any
 
-from msgspec import Struct
-
+from daq.alert.models import DAQJobMessageAlert
 from daq.base import DAQJob
-from daq.models import DAQJobMessage
-
-
-class DAQAlertSeverity(str, Enum):
-    INFO = "info"
-    WARNING = "warning"
-    ERROR = "error"
-
-
-class DAQAlertInfo(Struct):
-    message: str
-    severity: DAQAlertSeverity
-
-
-class DAQJobMessageAlert(DAQJobMessage):
-    date: datetime
-    alert_info: DAQAlertInfo
 
 
 class DAQJobAlert(DAQJob):
diff --git a/src/daq/alert/models.py b/src/daq/alert/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1c77c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/daq/alert/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from msgspec import Struct
+from zmq import Enum
+
+from daq.models import DAQJobMessage
+
+
+class DAQAlertSeverity(str, Enum):
+    INFO = "info"
+    WARNING = "warning"
+    ERROR = "error"
+
+
+class DAQAlertInfo(Struct):
+    message: str
+    severity: DAQAlertSeverity
+
+
+class DAQJobMessageAlert(DAQJobMessage):
+    date: datetime
+    alert_info: DAQAlertInfo
diff --git a/src/daq/jobs/healthcheck.py b/src/daq/jobs/healthcheck.py
index a5a4dcd..e2baef4 100644
--- a/src/daq/jobs/healthcheck.py
+++ b/src/daq/jobs/healthcheck.py
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 import msgspec
 from msgspec import Struct
 
-from daq.alert.base import DAQAlertInfo, DAQAlertSeverity, DAQJobMessageAlert
+from daq.alert.base import DAQJobMessageAlert
+from daq.alert.models import DAQAlertInfo, DAQAlertSeverity
 from daq.base import DAQJob
 from daq.jobs.handle_stats import DAQJobMessageStats, DAQJobStatsDict
 from daq.models import DAQJobConfig, DAQJobStats
diff --git a/src/tests/test_healthcheck.py b/src/tests/test_healthcheck.py
index 85336ae..dfc683d 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_healthcheck.py
+++ b/src/tests/test_healthcheck.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
-from daq.alert.base import DAQAlertInfo, DAQAlertSeverity
+from daq.alert.models import DAQAlertInfo, DAQAlertSeverity
 from daq.jobs.healthcheck import (
     AlertCondition,
     DAQJobHealthcheck,
diff --git a/src/tests/test_slack.py b/src/tests/test_slack.py
index e3b8989..39ecdf2 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_slack.py
+++ b/src/tests/test_slack.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 from daq.alert.alert_slack import DAQJobAlertSlack, DAQJobAlertSlackConfig
-from daq.alert.base import DAQAlertInfo, DAQAlertSeverity, DAQJobMessageAlert
+from daq.alert.models import DAQAlertInfo, DAQAlertSeverity, DAQJobMessageAlert
 from daq.base import DAQJobInfo