diff --git a/app/Notifications/Install/UpdateFailed.php b/app/Notifications/Install/UpdateFailed.php
index a8ca79ca8..5f5ff2061 100644
--- a/app/Notifications/Install/UpdateFailed.php
+++ b/app/Notifications/Install/UpdateFailed.php
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class UpdateFailed extends Notification
         return (new SlackMessage)
             ->error()
             ->from($this->notifications['slack']['from'], $this->notifications['slack']['emoji'])
-            ->to($this->notifications['slack']['to'])
+            ->to($this->notifications['slack']['channel'])
             ->content($message)
             ->attachment(function ($attachment) {
                 $attachment->fields([
diff --git a/config/update.php b/config/update.php
index 55604b10b..219536494 100644
--- a/config/update.php
+++ b/config/update.php
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ return [
             'enabled'   => env('UPDATE_NOTIFICATIONS_SLACK_ENABLED', false),
             'emoji'     => env('UPDATE_NOTIFICATIONS_SLACK_EMOJI', ':warning:'),
             'from'      => env('UPDATE_NOTIFICATIONS_SLACK_FROM', 'Akaunting Update'),
-            'to'        => env('UPDATE_NOTIFICATIONS_SLACK_TO', '#my-channel'),
+            'to'        => env('UPDATE_NOTIFICATIONS_SLACK_TO'), // webhook url
+            'channel'   => env('UPDATE_NOTIFICATIONS_SLACK_CHANNEL', null), // set null to use the default channel of webhook
         ],
 
     ],