diff --git a/files/process_motion_event.sh b/files/process_motion_event.sh
index 4b01368..933b87e 100644
--- a/files/process_motion_event.sh
+++ b/files/process_motion_event.sh
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ if [ -n "${file}" ]; then
   fi
 fi
 
+ntfy_data="{ ${data}, \"topic\": \"motion_detection\" }"
 data="{${data}}"
 if [ "${signal_alert}" == "true" ]; then
   message "Sending to Signal destination '${signal_destination}'..."
@@ -230,7 +231,6 @@ fi
 
 if [ -n "${ntfy_server}" ]; then
   ntfy_password="$(cat "${ntfy_password_file}")"
-  ntfy_data="${data}, \"topic\": \"motion_detection\""
   message "Sending event to ntfy server '${ntfy_server}/motion_detection' ..."
   message "Data: ${ntfy_data}"
   curl -s "${ntfy_server}" -d "${ntfy_data}"