diff --git a/global/fs/zfs/alert.nix b/global/fs/zfs/alert.nix
index d9c76ae7..9af1317d 100644
--- a/global/fs/zfs/alert.nix
+++ b/global/fs/zfs/alert.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
       ${pkgs.curl}/bin/curl -sG \
         --data-urlencode "chat_id=$CHATID" \
         --data-urlencode "text=$ALERT" \
+        $CURL_EXTRA_ARGS \
         "https://api.telegram.org/bot$APIKEY/sendMessage"
     '';
     image = pkgs.writeShellScript "telegram-image" ''
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@
         -F "chat_id=$CHATID" \
         -F "caption=$ALERT" \
         -F "photo=@-" \
+        $CURL_EXTRA_ARGS \
         "https://api.telegram.org/bot$APIKEY/sendPhoto"
     '';
   };