diff --git a/server/routes/droneDetection.js b/server/routes/droneDetection.js
index b3d932d..99996c6 100644
--- a/server/routes/droneDetection.js
+++ b/server/routes/droneDetection.js
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@ const express = require('express');
 const router = express.Router();
 const Joi = require('joi');
 const { DroneDetection, Device } = require('../models');
-const { processAlert } = require('../services/alertService');
+const AlertService = require('../services/alertService');
 const { validateRequest } = require('../middleware/validation');
 
+// Initialize AlertService instance
+const alertService = new AlertService();
+
 // Validation schema for drone detection
 const droneDetectionSchema = Joi.object({
   device_id: Joi.number().integer().required(),
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ router.post('/', validateRequest(droneDetectionSchema), async (req, res) => {
     });
 
     // Process alerts asynchronously
-    processAlert(detection).catch(error => {
+    alertService.processAlert(detection).catch(error => {
       console.error('Alert processing error:', error);
     });
 
diff --git a/server/services/alertService.js b/server/services/alertService.js
index ef18066..2217a63 100644
--- a/server/services/alertService.js
+++ b/server/services/alertService.js
@@ -555,10 +555,5 @@ class AlertService {
   }
 }
 
-// Export singleton instance
-const alertService = new AlertService();
-
-module.exports = {
-  processAlert: (detection) => alertService.processAlert(detection),
-  AlertService
-};
+// Export the class directly (not a singleton instance)
+module.exports = AlertService;