diff --git a/keep/providers/slack_provider/slack_provider.py b/keep/providers/slack_provider/slack_provider.py
index 6368c5834..b571b3539 100644
--- a/keep/providers/slack_provider/slack_provider.py
+++ b/keep/providers/slack_provider/slack_provider.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class SlackProviderAuthConfig:
             "required": True,
             "description": "Slack Webhook Url",
             "validation": "https_url",
-            "sensitive": True
+            "sensitive": True,
         },
     )
     access_token: str = dataclasses.field(
@@ -134,20 +134,21 @@ def _notify(
             },
         )
         if not message:
-            if not blocks:
+            if not blocks and not attachments:
                 raise ProviderException(
                     "Message is required - see for example https://github.com/keephq/keep/blob/main/examples/workflows/slack_basic.yml#L16"
                 )
-            message = blocks[0].get("text")
         payload = {
             "channel": channel,
-            "text": message,
-            "blocks": (
+        }
+        if message:
+            payload["text"] = message
+        if blocks:
+            payload["blocks"] = (
                 json.dumps(blocks)
                 if isinstance(blocks, dict) or isinstance(blocks, list)
                 else blocks
-            ),
-        }
+            )
         if attachments:
             payload["attachments"] = (
                 json.dumps(attachments)
@@ -194,9 +195,17 @@ def _notify(
                     method = "chat.postMessage"
                     payload["thread_ts"] = thread_timestamp
 
-            response = requests.post(
-                f"{SlackProvider.SLACK_API}/{method}", data=payload
-            )
+            if payload["attachments"]:
+                payload["attachments"] = attachments
+                response = requests.post(
+                    f"{SlackProvider.SLACK_API}/{method}",
+                    data={"payload": json.dumps(payload)},
+                    headers={"Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"},
+                )
+            else:
+                response = requests.post(
+                    f"{SlackProvider.SLACK_API}/{method}", data=payload
+                )
 
             response_json = response.json()
             if not response.ok or not response_json.get("ok"):
@@ -251,35 +260,7 @@ def _notify(
         provider_config=config,
     )
     provider.notify(
-        message="Simple alert showing context with name: John Doe",
         channel="C04P7QSG692",
-        blocks=[
-            {
-                "type": "section",
-                "text": {
-                    "type": "mrkdwn",
-                    "text": "Danny Torrence left the following review for your property:",
-                },
-            },
-            {
-                "type": "section",
-                "block_id": "section567",
-                "text": {
-                    "type": "mrkdwn",
-                    "text": "<https://example.com|Overlook Hotel> \n :star: \n Doors had too many axe holes, guest in room 237 was far too rowdy, whole place felt stuck in the 1920s.",
-                },
-                "accessory": {
-                    "type": "image",
-                    "image_url": "https://is5-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple3/v4/d3/72/5c/d3725c8f-c642-5d69-1904-aa36e4297885/source/256x256bb.jpg",
-                    "alt_text": "Haunted hotel image",
-                },
-            },
-            {
-                "type": "section",
-                "block_id": "section789",
-                "fields": [{"type": "mrkdwn", "text": "*Average Rating*\n1.0"}],
-            },
-        ],
         attachments=[
             {
                 "fallback": "Plain-text summary of the attachment.",
diff --git a/keep/providers/teams_provider/teams_provider.py b/keep/providers/teams_provider/teams_provider.py
index 876fb5184..33397f797 100644
--- a/keep/providers/teams_provider/teams_provider.py
+++ b/keep/providers/teams_provider/teams_provider.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class TeamsProviderAuthConfig:
             "required": True,
             "description": "Teams Webhook Url",
             "sensitive": True,
-            "validation": "https_url"
+            "validation": "https_url",
         }
     )
 
@@ -75,40 +75,42 @@ def _notify(
         self.logger.debug("Notifying alert message to Teams")
         webhook_url = self.authentication_config.webhook_url
 
-        if isinstance(sections, str):
+        if sections and isinstance(sections, str):
             try:
                 sections = json.loads(sections)
-            except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
+            except Exception as e:
                 self.logger.error(f"Failed to decode sections string to JSON: {e}")
 
         if attachments and isinstance(attachments, str):
             try:
                 attachments = json.loads(attachments)
-            except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
+            except Exception as e:
                 self.logger.error(f"Failed to decode attachments string to JSON: {e}")
 
         if typeCard == "message":
             # Adaptive Card format
-            payload = {
-                "type": "message",
-                "attachments": attachments
-                or [
-                    {
-                        "contentType": "application/vnd.microsoft.card.adaptive",
-                        "contentUrl": None,
-                        "content": {
-                            "$schema": schema,
-                            "type": "AdaptiveCard",
-                            "version": "1.2",
-                            "body": (
-                                sections
-                                if sections
-                                else [{"type": "TextBlock", "text": message}]
-                            ),
-                        },
-                    }
-                ],
-            }
+            payload = {"type": "message"}
+            if attachments:
+                payload["attachments"] = attachments
+            else:
+                payload["attachments"] = (
+                    [
+                        {
+                            "contentType": "application/vnd.microsoft.card.adaptive",
+                            "contentUrl": None,
+                            "content": {
+                                "$schema": schema,
+                                "type": "AdaptiveCard",
+                                "version": "1.2",
+                                "body": (
+                                    sections
+                                    if sections
+                                    else [{"type": "TextBlock", "text": message}]
+                                ),
+                            },
+                        }
+                    ],
+                )
         else:
             # Standard MessageCard format
             payload = {
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3d6a966d9..24629efdf 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "keep"
-version = "0.31.0"
+version = "0.31.1"
 description = "Alerting. for developers, by developers."
 authors = ["Keep Alerting LTD"]
 packages = [{include = "keep"}]