diff --git a/includes/decoders/poc.py b/includes/decoders/poc.py
index 9490843..fe7f724 100644
--- a/includes/decoders/poc.py
+++ b/includes/decoders/poc.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def decode(freq, decoded):
 						elif globalVars.config.getint("multicastAlarm", "multicastAlarm") and data["msg"] != "" and data["ric"] == globalVars.config.get("multicastAlarm", "multicastAlarm_ric"):
 							logging.debug(" - multicastAlarm with message")
 							from includes import multicastAlarm
-							multicastAlarm.multicastAlarmExec("POC", freq, data)
+							multicastAlarm.multicastAlarmExec(freq, data)
 
 						else:
 							# processing the alarm
diff --git a/includes/multicastAlarm.py b/includes/multicastAlarm.py
index 7d9c3d2..ec9e13d 100644
--- a/includes/multicastAlarm.py
+++ b/includes/multicastAlarm.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def newEntrymultiList(data):
 	multiList = tmpmultiList
 
 
-def multicastAlarmExec(typ, freq, data):
+def multicastAlarmExec(freq, data):
 	"""
 	call alarmHandler for every entry in multiList
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def multicastAlarmExec(typ, freq, data):
 		logging.debug("data after update from multiList: %s", data)
 		try:
 			from includes import alarmHandler
-			alarmHandler.processAlarmHandler(typ, freq, data)
+			alarmHandler.processAlarmHandler("POC", freq, data)
 		except:
 			logging.error("processing alarm failed")
 			logging.debug("processing alarm failed", exc_info=True)