diff --git a/examples/dashboards/status_alert.yaml b/examples/dashboards/status_alert.yaml
index 52c0bf7..d7d4d1e 100644
--- a/examples/dashboards/status_alert.yaml
+++ b/examples/dashboards/status_alert.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ content: >-
   {%- endif -%}
 
   {%- if is_state(area_sensor, "off") and starts_in and next_start and next_end -%}
-    {%- set next_in = starts_in -%}
+    {%- set next_in = starts_in if starts_in else 0 -%}
     {%- if next_start == 0 or next_end == 0 -%}
       {%- set next_time = as_timestamp(next_start, default=0.0) -%}
       {%- set alert = "Stage {stage}".format(stage=next_stage) + " starts in {d}d {h}h {m}m ({next})" -%}
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ content: >-
     {% endif %}
   {%- elif is_state(area_sensor, "on") and ends_in -%}
     {%- set next_time = as_timestamp(next_end, default=0.0) -%}
-    {%- set next_in = ends_in -%}
+    {%- set next_in = ends_in if ends_in else 0 -%}
     {%- set alert = "Load Shedding ends in {d}d {h}h {m}m ({next})" -%}
     {%- set alert_type = "error" -%}
   {%- endif -%}
@@ -49,4 +49,4 @@ content: >-
   {%- set days = next_in_sec // 1440 -%}
   {%- set alert = alert.format(d=days, m=mins, h=hrs, next=next_time | timestamp_custom("%H:%M", True)) -%}
 
-  <ha-alert alert-type="{{ alert_type }}">{{ alert }}</ha-alert>
\ No newline at end of file
+  <ha-alert alert-type="{{ alert_type }}">{{ alert }}</ha-alert>