@@ -, +, @@ 
---
 backend/ipp.c   | 2 +-
 scheduler/ipp.c | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
--- a/backend/ipp.c	
+++ a/backend/ipp.c	
@@ -3075,7 +3075,7 @@ report_printer_state(ipp_t *ipp)	/* I - IPP response */
   * Report alerts and messages...
   */
 
-  if ((pa = ippFindAttribute(ipp, "printer-alert", IPP_TAG_TEXT)) != NULL)
+  if ((pa = ippFindAttribute(ipp, "printer-alert", IPP_TAG_STRING)) != NULL)
     report_attr(pa);
 
   if ((pam = ippFindAttribute(ipp, "printer-alert-message",
--- a/scheduler/ipp.c	
+++ a/scheduler/ipp.c	
@@ -4891,7 +4891,7 @@ copy_printer_attrs(
   }
 
   if (printer->alert && (!ra || cupsArrayFind(ra, "printer-alert")))
-    ippAddString(con->response, IPP_TAG_PRINTER, IPP_TAG_STRING, "printer-alert", NULL, printer->alert);
+    ippAddOctetString(con->response, IPP_TAG_PRINTER, "printer-alert", printer->alert, (int)strlen(printer->alert));
 
   if (printer->alert_description && (!ra || cupsArrayFind(ra, "printer-alert-description")))
     ippAddString(con->response, IPP_TAG_PRINTER, IPP_TAG_TEXT, "printer-alert-description", NULL, printer->alert_description);
--