diff --git a/include/class.task.php b/include/class.task.php
index 348e693932f62acef199d42ab493035399e286af..841e0dad864d453553c339fab7908274d022956b 100644
--- a/include/class.task.php
+++ b/include/class.task.php
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ class Task extends TaskModel implements RestrictedAccess, Threadable {
                 }
             } elseif ($cfg->alertDeptMembersONTaskTransfer() && !$this->isAssigned()) {
                 // Only alerts dept members if the task is NOT assigned.
-                if ($members = $dept->getMembersForAlerts())
+                if ($members = $dept->getMembersForAlerts()->all())
                     $recipients = array_merge($recipients, $members);
             }
 
diff --git a/include/class.ticket.php b/include/class.ticket.php
index 6a6af2ce1adb3834489285c4644fa55ab9e97252..8d5b6cc35e8da39aff83035959941fc7161082b3 100644
--- a/include/class.ticket.php
+++ b/include/class.ticket.php
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ implements RestrictedAccess, Threadable {
 
             // Only alerts dept members if the ticket is NOT assigned.
             if ($cfg->alertDeptMembersONNewTicket() && !$this->isAssigned()) {
-                if ($members = $dept->getMembersForAlerts())
+                if ($members = $dept->getMembersForAlerts()->all())
                     $recipients = array_merge($recipients, $members);
             }
 
@@ -1640,7 +1640,7 @@ implements RestrictedAccess, Threadable {
             }
             elseif ($cfg->alertDeptMembersONOverdueTicket() && !$this->isAssigned()) {
                 // Only alerts dept members if the ticket is NOT assigned.
-                if ($members = $dept->getMembersForAlerts())
+                if ($members = $dept->getMembersForAlerts()->all())
                     $recipients = array_merge($recipients, $members);
             }
             // Always alert dept manager??
@@ -1888,7 +1888,7 @@ implements RestrictedAccess, Threadable {
             }
             elseif ($cfg->alertDeptMembersONTransfer() && !$this->isAssigned()) {
                 // Only alerts dept members if the ticket is NOT assigned.
-                if ($members = $dept->getMembersForAlerts())
+                if ($members = $dept->getMembersForAlerts()->all())
                     $recipients = array_merge($recipients, $members);
             }