diff --git a/src/backend/src/modules/core/AlarmService.js b/src/backend/src/modules/core/AlarmService.js
index b196549ce..cc8bb2715 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/modules/core/AlarmService.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/modules/core/AlarmService.js
@@ -16,11 +16,8 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
-const JSON5 = require('json5');
 const seedrandom = require('seedrandom');
-
 const util = require('util');
-const _path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
 const BaseService = require('../../services/BaseService.js');
@@ -250,13 +247,14 @@ class AlarmService extends BaseService {
         }
 
         this.pager.alert({
-            id: `${alarm.id ?? 'something-bad' }-r_\${alarm.count}`,
+            id: alarm.id ?? 'something-bad',
             message: alarm.message ?? alarm.id ?? 'something bad happened',
             source: 'alarm-service',
             severity,
             custom: {
                 fields: fields_clean,
                 trace: alarm.error?.stack,
+                repeat_count: alarm.count,
             },
         });
     }
@@ -431,7 +429,7 @@ class AlarmService extends BaseService {
             {
                 id: 'clear-all',
                 description: 'clear all alarms',
-                handler: async (args, log) => {
+                handler: async (_args, _log) => {
                     const alarms = Object.values(this.alarms);
                     this.alarms = {};
                     for ( const alarm of alarms ) {
@@ -442,7 +440,7 @@ class AlarmService extends BaseService {
             {
                 id: 'sound',
                 description: 'sound an alarm',
-                handler: async (args, log) => {
+                handler: async (args, _log) => {
                     const [id, message] = args;
                     this.create(id ?? 'test', message, {});
                 },
diff --git a/src/backend/src/services/MeteringService/MeteringService.ts b/src/backend/src/services/MeteringService/MeteringService.ts
index 9d43a9b3b..5218336fa 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/services/MeteringService/MeteringService.ts
+++ b/src/backend/src/services/MeteringService/MeteringService.ts
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ export class MeteringService {
                 const mappedCost = COST_MAPS[usageType as keyof typeof COST_MAPS];
                 const totalCost = (((costOverride && costOverride < 0) ? 1 : costOverride) ?? ((mappedCost || 0) * usageAmount));
 
-                if ( totalCost === 0 && mappedCost !== 0 && costOverride !== 0 ) {
-                    // could be something is off, there are some models that cost nothing from openrouter, but then our overrides should not be undefined, so will flag
-                    this.#alarmService.create('metering-service-0-cost-warning', 'potential abuse vector', {
+                if ( totalCost === 0 && (mappedCost !== 0 && costOverride !== 0) ) {
+                    // cost is zero but no explicit override to 0, so flag as potential abuse
+                    this.#alarmService.create(`metering unexpected 0 cost access to: ${usageType}`, '0 cost abuse vector', {
                         userId: actor.type?.user?.uuid,
                         username: actor.type?.user?.username,
                         appId: actor.type?.app?.uid,
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ export class MeteringService {
                 const isChangeOverPastOverage = previousAllowedUsageMultiple < allowedUsageMultiple;
                 const hasNoAddonCredit = (actorAddons.purchasedCredits || 0) <= (actorAddons.consumedPurchaseCredits || 0);
                 if ( isOver2x && isChangeOverPastOverage && hasNoAddonCredit ) {
-                    this.#alarmService.create('metering-service-usage-limit-exceeded', `Actor ${userId} has exceeded their usage allowance significantly`, {
+                    this.#alarmService.create(`metering usage exceeded by user: ${actor.type?.user?.username}`, `Actor ${userId} has exceeded their usage allowance significantly`, {
                         userId: actor.type?.user?.uuid,
                         username: actor.type?.user?.username,
                         appId: actor.type?.app?.uid,
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ export class MeteringService {
             });
         } catch ( e ) {
             console.error('Metering: Failed to increment usage for actor', actor, 'usageType', usageType, 'usageAmount', usageAmount, e);
-            this.#alarmService.create('metering-service-error', (e as Error).message, {
+            this.#alarmService.create(`metering service error for user: ${ actor.type?.user?.username} app: ${ actor.type.app.uid}`, (e as Error).message, {
                 userId: actor.type?.user?.uuid,
                 username: actor.type?.user?.username,
                 appId: actor.type?.app?.uid,
@@ -242,9 +242,9 @@ export class MeteringService {
                     totalBatchCost += totalCost;
 
                     // Check for zero cost warning (only flag once per batch)
-                    if ( !hasZeroCostWarning && totalCost === 0 && mappedCost !== 0 && costOverride !== 0 ) {
+                    if ( !hasZeroCostWarning && totalCost === 0 && (mappedCost !== 0 && costOverride !== 0 ) ) {
                         hasZeroCostWarning = true;
-                        this.#alarmService.create('metering-service-0-cost-warning', 'potential abuse vector', {
+                        this.#alarmService.create(`metering unexpected 0 cost access to: ${usageType}`, '0 cost abuse vector', {
                             userId: actor.type?.user?.uuid,
                             username: actor.type?.user?.username,
                             appId: actor.type?.app?.uid,
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ export class MeteringService {
                 const hasNoAddonCredit = (actorAddons.purchasedCredits || 0) <= (actorAddons.consumedPurchaseCredits || 0);
 
                 if ( isOver2x && isChangeOverPastOverage && hasNoAddonCredit ) {
-                    this.#alarmService.create('metering-service-usage-limit-exceeded', `Actor ${userId} has exceeded their usage allowance significantly`, {
+                    this.#alarmService.create(`metering usage exceeded by user: ${actor.type?.user?.username}`, `Actor ${userId} has exceeded their usage allowance significantly`, {
                         userId: actor.type?.user?.uuid,
                         username: actor.type?.user?.username,
                         appId: actor.type?.app?.uid,
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ export class MeteringService {
             });
         } catch (e) {
             console.error('Metering: Failed to batch increment usage for actor', actor, 'usages', usages, e);
-            this.#alarmService.create('metering-service-error', (e as Error).message, {
+            this.#alarmService.create(`metering service error for user: ${ actor.type?.user?.username} app: ${ actor.type.app.uid}`, (e as Error).message, {
                 userId: actor.type?.user?.uuid,
                 username: actor.type?.user?.username,
                 appId: actor.type?.app?.uid,