diff --git a/pkg/alerting/alerting.go b/pkg/alerting/alerting.go
index 5d5d09d..59020af 100644
--- a/pkg/alerting/alerting.go
+++ b/pkg/alerting/alerting.go
@@ -209,8 +209,6 @@ func (as *alerter) eval(ctx context.Context, now time.Time, testMode bool) ([]Al
 }
 
 func (as *alerter) testNotifyHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	as.RLock()
-	defer as.RUnlock()
 	alerts := make([]Alert, 0, len(as.scores))
 	ctx := r.Context()
 
@@ -257,9 +255,6 @@ func (as *alerter) notify(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	as.Lock()
-	defer as.Unlock()
-
 	notifications, err := as.eval(ctx, time.Now(), false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/talkgroups/alertconfig.go b/pkg/talkgroups/alertconfig.go
index 65837a0..12d8305 100644
--- a/pkg/talkgroups/alertconfig.go
+++ b/pkg/talkgroups/alertconfig.go
@@ -2,20 +2,40 @@ package talkgroups
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"dynatron.me/x/stillbox/internal/ruletime"
 	"dynatron.me/x/stillbox/internal/trending"
 )
 
-type AlertConfig map[ID][]AlertRule
+type AlertConfig struct {
+	sync.RWMutex
+	m map[ID][]AlertRule
+}
 
 type AlertRule struct {
 	Times           []ruletime.RuleTime `json:"times"`
 	ScoreMultiplier float32             `json:"mult"`
 }
 
-func (ac AlertConfig) AddAlertConfig(tg ID, confBytes []byte) error {
+func NewAlertConfig() AlertConfig {
+	return AlertConfig{
+		m: make(map[ID][]AlertRule),
+	}
+}
+
+func (ac *AlertConfig) GetRules(tg ID) []AlertRule {
+	ac.RLock()
+	defer ac.RUnlock()
+
+	return ac.m[tg]
+}
+
+func (ac *AlertConfig) UnmarshalTGRules(tg ID, confBytes []byte) error {
+	ac.Lock()
+	defer ac.Unlock()
+
 	if len(confBytes) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -26,12 +46,14 @@ func (ac AlertConfig) AddAlertConfig(tg ID, confBytes []byte) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	ac[tg] = rules
+	ac.m[tg] = rules
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (ac AlertConfig) ApplyAlertRules(score trending.Score[ID], t time.Time, coversOpts ...ruletime.CoversOption) float64 {
-	s, has := ac[score.ID]
+func (ac *AlertConfig) ApplyAlertRules(score trending.Score[ID], t time.Time, coversOpts ...ruletime.CoversOption) float64 {
+	ac.RLock()
+	s, has := ac.m[score.ID]
+	ac.RUnlock()
 	if !has {
 		return score.Score
 	}
@@ -47,6 +69,13 @@ func (ac AlertConfig) ApplyAlertRules(score trending.Score[ID], t time.Time, cov
 	return final
 }
 
+func (ac *AlertConfig) Invalidate() {
+	ac.Lock()
+	defer ac.Unlock()
+
+	clear(ac.m)
+}
+
 func (ar *AlertRule) MatchTime(t time.Time, coversOpts ...ruletime.CoversOption) bool {
 	for _, at := range ar.Times {
 		if at.Covers(t, coversOpts...) {
diff --git a/pkg/talkgroups/alertconfig_test.go b/pkg/talkgroups/alertconfig_test.go
index 2d26765..e966831 100644
--- a/pkg/talkgroups/alertconfig_test.go
+++ b/pkg/talkgroups/alertconfig_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestAlertConfig(t *testing.T) {
-	ac := make(talkgroups.AlertConfig)
+	ac := talkgroups.NewAlertConfig()
 	parseTests := []struct {
 		name      string
 		tg        talkgroups.ID
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ func TestAlertConfig(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tc := range parseTests {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			err := ac.AddAlertConfig(tc.tg, []byte(tc.conf))
+			err := ac.UnmarshalTGRules(tc.tg, []byte(tc.conf))
 			if tc.expectErr != nil {
 				require.Error(t, err)
 				assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), tc.expectErr.Error())
 			} else {
-				assert.Equal(t, tc.compare, ac[tc.tg])
+				assert.Equal(t, tc.compare, ac.GetRules(tc.tg))
 			}
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/talkgroups/cache.go b/pkg/talkgroups/cache.go
index bc60417..f1c29fc 100644
--- a/pkg/talkgroups/cache.go
+++ b/pkg/talkgroups/cache.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (t *cache) Invalidate() {
 	defer t.Unlock()
 	clear(t.tgs)
 	clear(t.systems)
-	clear(t.AlertConfig)
+	t.AlertConfig.Invalidate()
 }
 
 type cache struct {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func NewCache() Store {
 	tgc := &cache{
 		tgs:         make(tgMap),
 		systems:     make(map[int32]string),
-		AlertConfig: make(AlertConfig),
+		AlertConfig: NewAlertConfig(),
 	}
 
 	return tgc
@@ -108,11 +108,14 @@ func (t *cache) Hint(ctx context.Context, tgs []ID) error {
 }
 
 func (t *cache) add(rec Talkgroup) error {
+	t.Lock()
+	defer t.Unlock()
+
 	tg := TG(rec.System.ID, int(rec.Talkgroup.Tgid))
 	t.tgs[tg] = rec
 	t.systems[int32(rec.System.ID)] = rec.System.Name
 
-	return t.AlertConfig.AddAlertConfig(tg, rec.Talkgroup.AlertConfig)
+	return t.AlertConfig.UnmarshalTGRules(tg, rec.Talkgroup.AlertConfig)
 }
 
 func rowToTalkgroup(r database.GetTalkgroupWithLearnedByPackedIDsRow) Talkgroup {
@@ -129,9 +132,6 @@ func (t *cache) Load(ctx context.Context, tgs []int64) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	t.Lock()
-	defer t.Unlock()
-
 	for _, rec := range tgRecords {
 		err := t.add(rowToTalkgroup(rec))
 
@@ -168,8 +168,6 @@ func (t *cache) TG(ctx context.Context, tg ID) (Talkgroup, error) {
 		return Talkgroup{}, ErrNoTG
 	}
 
-	t.Lock()
-	defer t.Unlock()
 	err = t.add(rowToTalkgroup(recs[0]))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("TG() cache add")
@@ -180,7 +178,9 @@ func (t *cache) TG(ctx context.Context, tg ID) (Talkgroup, error) {
 }
 
 func (t *cache) SystemName(ctx context.Context, id int) (name string, has bool) {
+	t.RLock()
 	n, has := t.systems[int32(id)]
+	t.RUnlock()
 
 	if !has {
 		sys, err := database.FromCtx(ctx).GetSystemName(ctx, id)
@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@ func (t *cache) SystemName(ctx context.Context, id int) (name string, has bool)
 			return "", false
 		}
 
+		t.Lock()
+		t.systems[int32(id)] = sys
+		t.Unlock()
+
 		return sys, true
 	}