diff --git a/src/stores/alerts.ts b/src/stores/alerts.ts
index 6f91f208..eff40c96 100644
--- a/src/stores/alerts.ts
+++ b/src/stores/alerts.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,8 @@
-import { defineStore } from 'pinia';
-import { AlertSeverity, AlertType } from '@/types/alertTypes';
-
-export const useAlertsStore = defineStore('alerts', {
-  state: () => {
-    return { activeMessages: [] as AlertType[] };
-  },
-  actions: {
-    addAlert(message: AlertType) {
-      this.activeMessages.push(message);
-    },
-    removeAlert(alert: AlertType) {
-      console.log('dismissed', alert);
-      this.activeMessages = this.activeMessages.filter((v) => v !== alert);
-    },
-  },
-});
+import { AlertSeverity } from '@/types/alertTypes';
+import { useToast } from 'bootstrap-vue-next';
 
 export function showAlert(message: string, severity: AlertSeverity = 'warning') {
-  const alertsStore = useAlertsStore();
-  alertsStore.addAlert({ message, severity, timeout: 5000 });
+  const { show } = useToast();
+
+  show(message, { title: 'Msg', variant: severity, animation: true, value: true });
 }