diff --git a/src/lego_monitoring/__init__.py b/src/lego_monitoring/__init__.py
index 16bde25..75e1312 100644
--- a/src/lego_monitoring/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lego_monitoring/__init__.py
@@ -56,7 +56,11 @@ async def async_main():
             sender.send_alert(checks.generate_start_alert()),
             IntervalChecker(checks.self_check, interval=datetime.timedelta(minutes=5), persistent=False),
         ],
-        check_sets.CPU: [IntervalChecker(checks.cpu_check, interval=datetime.timedelta(minutes=3), persistent=True)],
+        check_sets.CPU: [
+            IntervalChecker(
+                checks.cpu_check, interval=datetime.timedelta(minutes=3), persistent=True, ignore_first_run=True
+            )
+        ],
         check_sets.RAM: [IntervalChecker(checks.ram_check, interval=datetime.timedelta(minutes=1), persistent=True)],
         check_sets.TEMP: [IntervalChecker(checks.temp_check, interval=datetime.timedelta(minutes=5), persistent=True)],
         check_sets.VULNIX: [
diff --git a/src/lego_monitoring/checks/vulnix/__init__.py b/src/lego_monitoring/checks/vulnix/__init__.py
index 2e866e6..c25bfd6 100644
--- a/src/lego_monitoring/checks/vulnix/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lego_monitoring/checks/vulnix/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ from socket import gethostname
 
 from lego_monitoring.alerting.alert import Alert
 from lego_monitoring.alerting.enum import AlertType, Severity
-from lego_monitoring.alerting.sender import send_alert
 
 from ..utils import format_for_healthchecks_slug
 from .vulnix import get_vulnix_output
@@ -16,15 +15,14 @@ async def vulnix_check() -> list[Alert]:
     try:
         vulnix_output = get_vulnix_output(IS_TESTING)
     except Exception as e:
-        await send_alert(
+        return [
             Alert(
-                alert_type=AlertType.ERROR,
+                AlertType.VULN,
                 message=f"Exception {type(e).__name__} while calling vulnix: {e}",
                 severity=Severity.CRITICAL,
                 healthchecks_slug=slug,
             )
-        )
-        return []
+        ]
     for finding in vulnix_output:
         if not IS_TESTING:
             non_whitelisted_cves = [k for k in finding.description if k not in finding.whitelisted]
diff --git a/src/lego_monitoring/core/checkers.py b/src/lego_monitoring/core/checkers.py
index 78168bf..d3e4a0f 100644
--- a/src/lego_monitoring/core/checkers.py
+++ b/src/lego_monitoring/core/checkers.py
@@ -87,14 +87,19 @@ class BaseChecker:
 class IntervalChecker(BaseChecker):
     _: KW_ONLY
     interval: datetime.timedelta
+    ignore_first_run: bool = False
 
     async def run_checker(self) -> None:
         interval_secs = self.interval.total_seconds()
+        ignore_first_run = self.ignore_first_run
         while True:
             logging.info(f"Calling {self.check.__name__}")
             result = await self._call_check()
             logging.info(f"Got {len(result)} alerts")
-            await self._handle_alerts(result)
+            if ignore_first_run:
+                ignore_first_run = False
+            else:
+                await self._handle_alerts(result)
             await asyncio.sleep(interval_secs)