diff --git a/SAS/TriggerServices/lib/config.py b/SAS/TriggerServices/lib/config.py
index 99e285c75b6ab32f9ac35589760bc684adf16e8c..83cbaa76eda23f614cc89329e058848956c79ce5 100644
--- a/SAS/TriggerServices/lib/config.py
+++ b/SAS/TriggerServices/lib/config.py
@@ -30,4 +30,6 @@ OTDB_NOTIFICATION_SUBJECT = 'TaskStatus'
 
 # VO-Events
 
-# todo
\ No newline at end of file
+ALERT_BROKER_HOST = '127.0.0.1'
+ALERT_BROKER_PORT = 8099
+ALERT_PACKET_TYPE_FILTER = None  # list of int or None for all
diff --git a/SAS/TriggerServices/lib/trigger_service.py b/SAS/TriggerServices/lib/trigger_service.py
index 73173bec04c9d93a2a800d05ffe058f2b2e2e7a0..052312d135ee935929047816ba5d7bde995c63c8 100644
--- a/SAS/TriggerServices/lib/trigger_service.py
+++ b/SAS/TriggerServices/lib/trigger_service.py
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ from config import MOMQUERY_BUSNAME, MOMQUERY_SERVICENAME, \
     VALIDATION_BUSNAME, VALIDATION_SERVICENAME, \
     SPECIFICATIONTRANSLATION_BUSNAME, SPECIFICATIONTRANSLATION_SERVICENAME, \
     TRIGGER_SERVICENAME, TRIGGER_BUSNAME, \
-    TRIGGER_ADDITION_NOTIFICATION_BUSNAME, TRIGGER_ADDITION_NOTIFICATION_SUBJECT
+    TRIGGER_ADDITION_NOTIFICATION_BUSNAME, TRIGGER_ADDITION_NOTIFICATION_SUBJECT, \
+    ALERT_BROKER_HOST, ALERT_BROKER_PORT, ALERT_PACKET_TYPE_FILTER
 
 
 from lofar.triggerservices.voevent_listener import VOEventListenerInterface
@@ -392,7 +393,7 @@ def main():
     with create_service():
         # handle vo events
         # todo: configure broker host/port and filter_for Package_Type integer as provided for ALERT
-        alert_handler = ALERTHandler(broker_host='127.0.0.1', broker_port=8099, filter_for=None)
+        alert_handler = ALERTHandler(broker_host=ALERT_BROKER_HOST, broker_port=ALERT_BROKER_PORT, filter_for=ALERT_PACKET_TYPE_FILTER)
         alert_handler.start_listening()
         waitForInterrupt()