diff --git a/migrations/schema.sql b/migrations/schema.sql
index 1b8d060bd..ad3d0f876 100644
--- a/migrations/schema.sql
+++ b/migrations/schema.sql
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS notifications(
     message TEXT,
     acknowledged BOOLEAN DEFAULT false,
     creationTime TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
-    UNIQUE KEY appPasswords_name_appId_identifier (name, userId, identifier),
+    FOREIGN KEY(eventId) REFERENCES eventlog(id),
     PRIMARY KEY (id)
 );
 
diff --git a/src/notifications.js b/src/notifications.js
index 90334c2e0..3817351b9 100644
--- a/src/notifications.js
+++ b/src/notifications.js
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ function add(userId, eventId, title, message, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
 
     notificationdb.add({
-        userId: userId,
-        eventId: eventId,
-        title: title,
-        message: message,
+        userId,
+        eventId,
+        title,
+        message,
         acknowledged: false
     }, function (error, result) {
         if (error) return callback(error);
@@ -283,9 +283,9 @@ function alert(id, title, message, callback) {
         const data = {
             userId: admin.id,
             eventId: null,
-            title: title,
-            message: message,
-            acknowledged: acknowledged,
+            title,
+            message,
+            acknowledged,
             creationTime: new Date()
         };