diff --git a/alerts/class-alert-type-slack.php b/alerts/class-alert-type-slack.php
index 1beff79d0..b6ba8f10b 100644
--- a/alerts/class-alert-type-slack.php
+++ b/alerts/class-alert-type-slack.php
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public function alert( $record_id, $recordarr, $alert ) {
 				$data['icon_url'] = $options['icon'];
 			}
 		}
-		wp_remote_post(
+		wp_safe_remote_post(
 			$options['webhook'],
 			array(
 				'body'    => wp_json_encode( $data ),