diff --git a/bert.js b/bert.js
index aae0069..e0cfbf1 100644
--- a/bert.js
+++ b/bert.js
@@ -59,7 +59,10 @@ class BertAlert {
 
   bertTimer() {
     clearTimeout( this.timer );
-    this.timer = setTimeout( () => { this.hide(); }, this.defaults.hideDelay );
+    let currentAlert = Session.get('bertAlert');
+    if(currentAlert.hideDelay > 0) {
+      this.timer = setTimeout( () => { this.hide(); }, currentAlert.hideDelay );
+    }
     return this.timer;
   }
 
@@ -80,13 +83,14 @@ class BertAlert {
   setBertOnSession( alert ) {
     if ( typeof alert[0] === 'object' ) {
       let type = alert[0].type || this.defaults.type;
-
+      console.log(alert[0].hideDelay);
       Session.set( 'bertAlert', {
         title: alert[0].title || "",
         message: alert[0].message || "",
         type: type,
         style: alert[0].style || this.defaults.style,
-        icon: alert[0].icon || this.icons[ type ]
+        icon: alert[0].icon || this.icons[ type ],
+        hideDelay: alert[0].hideDelay || this.defaults.hideDelay
       });
     } else {
       let type = alert[1] || this.defaults.type;
@@ -95,7 +99,8 @@ class BertAlert {
         message: alert[0] || "",
         type: type,
         style: alert[2] || this.defaults.style,
-        icon: alert[3] || this.icons[ type ]
+        icon: alert[3] || this.icons[ type ],
+        hideDelay: alert[4] || this.defaults.hideDelay
       });
     }
   }