diff --git a/modules/blocks/monitoring.nix b/modules/blocks/monitoring.nix
index f9da03a..340e7b0 100644
--- a/modules/blocks/monitoring.nix
+++ b/modules/blocks/monitoring.nix
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ in
     (lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
       assertions = [
         {
-          assertion = (!(isNull cfg.smtp)) -> builtins.length cfg.contactPoints > 0;
+          assertion = builtins.length cfg.contactPoints > 0;
           message = "Must have at least one contact point for alerting";
         }
       ];
diff --git a/test/blocks/monitoring.nix b/test/blocks/monitoring.nix
index d208ec3..c9ad4a7 100644
--- a/test/blocks/monitoring.nix
+++ b/test/blocks/monitoring.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ let
         enable = true;
         inherit (config.test) subdomain domain;
 
+        contactPoints = [ "me@example.com" ];
+
         grafanaPort = 3000;
         adminPassword.result = config.shb.hardcodedsecret."admin_password".result;
         secretKey.result = config.shb.hardcodedsecret."secret_key".result;