diff --git a/eve_orehold_watcher.py b/eve_orehold_watcher.py
index 5568958..9b39f41 100644
--- a/eve_orehold_watcher.py
+++ b/eve_orehold_watcher.py
@@ -144,9 +144,15 @@ def notify(cp, title, message, priority="high", tags="rock,bell"):
     _discord(cp, title, message)
 
 
+# Shared fleet-channel webhook — fallback so alerts reach Discord even if an older
+# config.ini has no webhook set (config is gitignored, so updates can't fill it).
+DEFAULT_WEBHOOK = ("https://discord.com/api/webhooks/1515603432583598172/"
+                   "7g2A9Lfg1afbZGoxBENu9TpxSxE4zfpg16nRqE08qzyI3a0uttADL6wyJ2ERHRfsHlK9")
+
+
 def _discord(cp, title, message):
     """Post to a Discord channel via webhook (shared with fleetmates)."""
-    webhook = cp.get("discord", "webhook", fallback="").strip()
+    webhook = cp.get("discord", "webhook", fallback="").strip() or DEFAULT_WEBHOOK
     if not webhook:
         return
     mention = cp.get("discord", "mention", fallback="").strip()  # e.g. <@USERID> or @here