diff --git a/plugins/dynamix/include/DashUpdate.php b/plugins/dynamix/include/DashUpdate.php
index 665323ba5..5132b683f 100644
--- a/plugins/dynamix/include/DashUpdate.php
+++ b/plugins/dynamix/include/DashUpdate.php
@@ -12,12 +12,8 @@
 ?>
 <?
 $docroot = $docroot ?: $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] ?: '/usr/local/emhttp';
+require_once "$docroot/webGui/include/Wrappers.php";
 
-function getVal(&$ref,$n,$d) {
-  global $var;
-  $val = $ref[$n] ?? -1;
-  return $val!==-1 ? $val : ($var[$n] ?? $d);
-}
 function normalize($type,$count) {
   $words = explode('_',$type);
   foreach ($words as &$word) $word = $word==strtoupper($word) ? $word : preg_replace(['/^(ct|cnt)$/','/^blk$/'],['count','block'],strtolower($word));
@@ -29,9 +25,9 @@ function my_insert(&$source,$string) {
 function my_smart(&$source,$name,$page) {
   global $var,$disks,$path,$failed,$numbers,$saved;
   $disk   = &$disks[$name];
-  $select = getVal($disk,'smSelect',0);
-  $level  = getVal($disk,'smLevel',1);
-  $events = explode('|',getVal($disk,'smEvents',$numbers));
+  $select = get_value($disk,'smSelect',0);
+  $level  = get_value($disk,'smLevel',1);
+  $events = explode('|',get_value($disk,'smEvents',$numbers));
   $title  = '';
   $thumb  = 'good';
   $smart  = "state/smart/$name";
@@ -78,9 +74,8 @@ switch ($_POST['cmd']) {
 case 'disk':
   $i = 1;
   $var = [];
-  $disks = @array_filter(parse_ini_file('state/disks.ini',true),'active_disks');
-  $devs  = @parse_ini_file('state/devs.ini',true);
-  $saved = @parse_ini_file('state/monitor.ini',true);
+  $disks = array_filter(parse_ini_file('state/disks.ini',true),'active_disks');
+  $devs = parse_ini_file('state/devs.ini',true);
   require_once "$docroot/webGui/include/CustomMerge.php";
   require_once "$docroot/webGui/include/Preselect.php";
   $slots = $_POST['slots'];
@@ -122,9 +117,10 @@ case 'disk':
         my_insert($row5[$n],"<img src=$path/$state.png>");
       break;}
       $temp = $disk['temp'];
-      $hot  = $disk['hotTemp'] ?? $_POST['hot'];
-      $max  = $disk['maxTemp'] ?? $_POST['max'];
-      $heat = $temp>=$max && $max>0 ? 'max' : ($temp>=$hot && $hot>0 ? 'hot' : '');
+      $hot = $disk['hotTemp'] ?? $_POST['hot'];
+      $max = $disk['maxTemp'] ?? $_POST['max'];
+      $top = $_POST['top'] ?? 120;
+      $heat = exceed($temp,$max,$top) ? 'max' : (exceed($temp,$hot,$top) ? 'hot' : '');
       if ($heat)
         my_insert($row6[$n],"<span class='heat-img'><img src='$path/$heat.png'></span><span class='heat-text' style='display:none'>".my_temp($temp,$_POST['unit'])."</span>");
       else
@@ -136,13 +132,14 @@ case 'disk':
   $devRow = function($n,$disk) use (&$row4,&$row6,&$row7,$path) {
     $hot = $_POST['hot'];
     $max = $_POST['max'];
+    $top = $_POST['top'] ?? 120;
     $name = $dev['device'];
     $port = substr($name,-2)!='n1' ? $name : substr($name,0,-2);
     $smart = "state/smart/$name";
     $state = exec("hdparm -C ".escapeshellarg("/dev/$port")."|grep -Po 'active|unknown'") ? 'blue-on' : 'blue-blink';
     if ($state=='blue-on') my_smart($row7[$n],$name,'New');
     $temp = file_exists($smart) ? exec("awk 'BEGIN{t=\"*\"} \$1==190||\$1==194{t=\$10;exit};\$1==\"Temperature:\"{t=\$2;exit} END{print t}' ".escapeshellarg($smart)) : '*';
-    $heat = $temp>=$max && $max>0 ? 'max' : ($temp>=$hot && $hot>0 ? 'hot' : '');
+    $heat = exceed($temp,$max,$top) ? 'max' : (exceed($temp,$hot,$top) ? 'hot' : '');
     if ($heat)
       my_insert($row6[$n],"<span class='heat-img'><img src='$path/$heat.png'></span><span class='heat-text' style='display:none'>".my_temp($temp,$_POST['unit'])."</span>");
     else
diff --git a/plugins/dynamix/include/SmartInfo.php b/plugins/dynamix/include/SmartInfo.php
index 3a82e0d28..0c41cbb4c 100644
--- a/plugins/dynamix/include/SmartInfo.php
+++ b/plugins/dynamix/include/SmartInfo.php
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@
  */
 ?>
 <?
+$disks = []; $var = [];
 $docroot = $docroot ?: $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] ?: '/usr/local/emhttp';
+require_once "$docroot/webGui/include/CustomMerge.php";
+require_once "$docroot/webGui/include/Wrappers.php";
+require_once "$docroot/webGui/include/Preselect.php";
 
 function normalize($text, $glue='_') {
   $words = explode($glue,$text);
@@ -35,10 +39,6 @@ function spindownDelay($port) {
 function append(&$ref, &$info) {
   if ($info) $ref .= ($ref ? " " : "").$info;
 }
-$disks = []; $var = [];
-require_once "$docroot/webGui/include/CustomMerge.php";
-require_once "$docroot/webGui/include/Wrappers.php";
-require_once "$docroot/webGui/include/Preselect.php";
 $name = $_POST['name'] ?? '';
 $port = $_POST['port'] ?? '';
 if ($name) {
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ case "attributes":
   $unraid = parse_plugin_cfg('dynamix',true);
   $max = $disk['maxTemp'] ?? $unraid['display']['max'];
   $hot = $disk['hotTemp'] ?? $unraid['display']['hot'];
+  $top = $_POST['top'] ?? 120;
   exec("smartctl -A $type ".escapeshellarg("/dev/$port")."|awk 'NR>4'",$output);
   if (strpos($output[0], 'SMART Attributes Data Structure')===0) {
     $output = array_slice($output, 3);
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ case "attributes":
       $highlight = strpos($info[8],'FAILING_NOW')!==false || ($select ? $info[5]>0 && $info[3]<=$info[5]*$level : $info[9]>0);
       if (in_array($info[0], $events) && $highlight) $color = " class='warn'";
       elseif (in_array($info[0], [190,194])) {
-        if ($info[9]>=$max && $max>0) $color = " class='alert'"; elseif ($info[9]>=$hot && $hot>0) $color = " class='warn'";
+        if (exceed($info[9],$max,$top)) $color = " class='alert'"; elseif (exceed($info[9],$hot,$top)) $color = " class='warn'";
       }
       if ($info[8]=='-') $info[8] = 'Never';
       if ($info[0]==9 && is_numeric($info[9])) duration($info[9]);
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ case "attributes":
       switch ($name) {
       case 'Temperature':
         $temp = strtok($value,' ');
-        if ($temp>=$max && $max>0) $color = " class='alert'"; elseif ($temp>=$hot && $hot>0) $color = " class='warn'";
+        if (exceed($temp,$max)) $color = " class='alert'"; elseif (exceed($temp,$hot)) $color = " class='warn'";
         break;
       case 'Power on hours':
         if (is_numeric($value)) duration($value);
diff --git a/plugins/dynamix/include/Wrappers.php b/plugins/dynamix/include/Wrappers.php
index ebd5d8381..498b44060 100644
--- a/plugins/dynamix/include/Wrappers.php
+++ b/plugins/dynamix/include/Wrappers.php
@@ -21,13 +21,11 @@ function parse_plugin_cfg($plugin, $sections=false) {
   $cfg = file_exists($ram) ? parse_ini_file($ram, $sections) : [];
   return file_exists($rom) ? array_replace_recursive($cfg, parse_ini_file($rom, $sections)) : $cfg;
 }
-
 function parse_cron_cfg($plugin, $job, $text = "") {
   $cron = "/boot/config/plugins/$plugin/$job.cron";
   if ($text) file_put_contents($cron, $text); else @unlink($cron);
   exec("/usr/local/sbin/update_cron");
 }
-
 function agent_fullname($agent, $state) {
   switch ($state) {
     case 'enabled' : return "/boot/config/plugins/dynamix/notifications/agents/$agent";
@@ -35,13 +33,11 @@ function agent_fullname($agent, $state) {
     default        : return $agent;
   }
 }
-
 function get_plugin_attr($attr, $file) {
   global $docroot;
   exec("$docroot/plugins/dynamix.plugin.manager/scripts/plugin ".escapeshellarg($attr)." ".escapeshellarg($file), $result, $error);
   if ($error===0) return $result[0];
 }
-
 function plugin_update_available($plugin, $os=false) {
   $local  = get_plugin_attr('version', "/var/log/plugins/$plugin.plg");
   $remote = get_plugin_attr('version', "/tmp/plugins/$plugin.plg");
@@ -52,13 +48,11 @@ function plugin_update_available($plugin, $os=false) {
     if (version_compare($server, $unraid, '>=')) return $remote;
   }
 }
-
-function get_value(&$object,$name,$default) {
+function get_value(&$object, $name, $default) {
   global $var;
   $value = $object[$name] ?? -1;
   return $value!==-1 ? $value : ($var[$name] ?? $default);
 }
-
 function get_ctlr_options(&$type, &$disk) {
   if (!$type) return;
   $ports = [];
@@ -70,4 +64,7 @@ function get_ctlr_options(&$type, &$disk) {
 function port_name($port) {
   return substr($port,-2)!='n1' ? $port : substr($port,0,-2);
 }
+function exceed($value, $limit, $top=100) {
+  return ($value>$limit && $limit>0 && $value<=$top);
+}
 ?>
diff --git a/plugins/dynamix/scripts/monitor b/plugins/dynamix/scripts/monitor
index 74538402c..9dd891c19 100755
--- a/plugins/dynamix/scripts/monitor
+++ b/plugins/dynamix/scripts/monitor
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ $high1  = $unraid['display']['critical'];
 $high2  = $unraid['display']['warning'];
 $server = strtoupper($var['NAME']);
 $errors = [];
+$top    = 120;
 
 function plus($val,$word,$last) {
   return $val>0 ? (($val||$last) ? ($val.' '.$word.($val!=1?'s':'').($last ?'':', ')) : '') : '';
@@ -90,11 +91,11 @@ function read_write_parity_log($epoch,$duration,$speed,$status,$error) {
   return str_replace("\n","",$line);
 }
 function check_temp($name,$temp,$text,$info) {
-  global $notify,$disks,$saved,$unraid,$server;
+  global $notify,$disks,$saved,$unraid,$server,$top;
   $disk = &$disks[$name];
   $hot  = $disk['hotTemp'] ?? $unraid['display']['hot'];
   $max  = $disk['maxTemp'] ?? $unraid['display']['max'];
-  $warn = $temp>=$max && $max>0 ? 'alert' : ($temp>=$hot && $hot>0 ? 'warning' : '');
+  $warn = exceed($temp,$max,$top) ? 'alert' : (exceed($temp,$hot,$top) ? 'warning' : '');
   $item = 'temp';
   $last = $saved[$item][$name] ?? 0;
   if ($warn) {
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ function check_temp($name,$temp,$text,$info) {
       $saved[$item][$name] = $max>0 && $temp<=$max ? $max : $temp;
     }
   } else {
-    if ($last) {
+    if ($last && $temp<=$top) {
       exec("$notify -e ".escapeshellarg("unRAID $text message")." -s ".escapeshellarg("Notice [$server] - $text returned to normal temperature")." -d ".escapeshellarg("$info"));
       unset($saved[$item][$name]);
     }
@@ -171,9 +172,9 @@ function check_usage($name,$used,$text,$info) {
   global $notify,$disks,$saved,$unraid,$server;
   if ($used == -1) return;
   $disk = &$disks[$name];
-  $warning  = $disk['warning'] ?? $unraid['display']['warning'];
+  $warning = $disk['warning'] ?? $unraid['display']['warning'];
   $critical = $disk['critical'] ?? $unraid['display']['critical'];
-  $warn = $used>=$critical && $critical>0 ? 'alert' : ($used>=$warning && $warning>0 ? 'warning' : '');
+  $warn = exceed($used,$critical) ? 'alert' : (exceed($used,$warning) ? 'warning' : '');
   $item = 'used';
   $last = $saved[$item][$name] ?? 0;
   if ($warn) {
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ function check_usage($name,$used,$text,$info) {
       $saved[$item][$name] = $critical>0 && $used<=$critical ? $critical : $used;
     }
   } else {
-    if ($last) {
+    if ($last && $used<=100) {
       exec("$notify -e ".escapeshellarg("unRAID $text message")." -s ".escapeshellarg("Notice [$server] - $text returned to normal utilization level")." -d ".escapeshellarg("$info"));
       unset($saved[$item][$name]);
     }