diff --git a/WebDriverAgentLib/Commands/FBSessionCommands.m b/WebDriverAgentLib/Commands/FBSessionCommands.m
index e3398ca1a..72e5b40fe 100644
--- a/WebDriverAgentLib/Commands/FBSessionCommands.m
+++ b/WebDriverAgentLib/Commands/FBSessionCommands.m
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ + (NSArray *)routes
     }
   }
 
-  if (requirements[@"defaultAlertAction"]) {
+  if (requirements[DEFAULT_ALERT_ACTION]) {
     [FBSession initWithApplication:app
-                defaultAlertAction:(id)requirements[@"defaultAlertAction"]];
+                defaultAlertAction:(id)requirements[DEFAULT_ALERT_ACTION]];
   } else {
     [FBSession initWithApplication:app];
   }
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ + (NSArray *)routes
       INCLUDE_NON_MODAL_ELEMENTS: @([FBConfiguration includeNonModalElements]),
       ACCEPT_ALERT_BUTTON_SELECTOR: FBConfiguration.acceptAlertButtonSelector,
       DISMISS_ALERT_BUTTON_SELECTOR: FBConfiguration.dismissAlertButtonSelector,
+      DEFAULT_ALERT_ACTION: request.session.defaultAlertAction ?: @"",
 #if !TARGET_OS_TV
       SCREENSHOT_ORIENTATION: [FBConfiguration humanReadableScreenshotOrientation],
 #endif
@@ -335,6 +336,9 @@ + (NSArray *)routes
   if (nil != [settings objectForKey:ANIMATION_COOL_OFF_TIMEOUT]) {
     [FBConfiguration setAnimationCoolOffTimeout:[[settings objectForKey:ANIMATION_COOL_OFF_TIMEOUT] doubleValue]];
   }
+  if ([[settings objectForKey:DEFAULT_ALERT_ACTION] isKindOfClass:NSString.class]) {
+    request.session.defaultAlertAction = [settings[DEFAULT_ALERT_ACTION] lowercaseString];
+  }
 
 #if !TARGET_OS_TV
   if (nil != [settings objectForKey:SCREENSHOT_ORIENTATION]) {
diff --git a/WebDriverAgentLib/Routing/FBSession.h b/WebDriverAgentLib/Routing/FBSession.h
index 0eb5ebe48..b2505003c 100644
--- a/WebDriverAgentLib/Routing/FBSession.h
+++ b/WebDriverAgentLib/Routing/FBSession.h
@@ -28,8 +28,12 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 /*! Element cache related to that session */
 @property (nonatomic, strong, readonly) FBElementCache *elementCache;
 
+/*! The identifier of the active application */
 @property (nonatomic, copy) NSString *defaultActiveApplication;
 
+/*! The action to apply to unexpected alerts. Either "accept"/"dismiss" or nil/empty string (by default) to do nothing */
+@property (nonatomic, nullable) NSString *defaultAlertAction;
+
 + (nullable instancetype)activeSession;
 
 /**
diff --git a/WebDriverAgentLib/Routing/FBSession.m b/WebDriverAgentLib/Routing/FBSession.m
index 7849dc96c..20f1a4c82 100644
--- a/WebDriverAgentLib/Routing/FBSession.m
+++ b/WebDriverAgentLib/Routing/FBSession.m
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ @interface FBSession ()
 @property (nonatomic) NSDictionary<NSString *, FBApplication *> *applications;
 @property (nonatomic, strong, readwrite) FBApplication *testedApplication;
 @property (nonatomic, nullable) FBAlertsMonitor *alertsMonitor;
-@property (nonatomic, nullable) NSString *defaultAlertAction;
 @end
 
 @interface FBSession (FBAlertsMonitorDelegate)
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ @implementation FBSession (FBAlertsMonitorDelegate)
 
 - (void)didDetectAlert:(FBAlert *)alert
 {
-  if (nil == self.defaultAlertAction) {
+  if (nil == self.defaultAlertAction || 0 == self.defaultAlertAction.length) {
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/WebDriverAgentLib/Utilities/FBSettings.h b/WebDriverAgentLib/Utilities/FBSettings.h
index bd89e0b8e..8bbf8f18c 100644
--- a/WebDriverAgentLib/Utilities/FBSettings.h
+++ b/WebDriverAgentLib/Utilities/FBSettings.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ extern NSString* const ELEMENT_RESPONSE_ATTRIBUTES;
 extern NSString* const MJPEG_SERVER_SCREENSHOT_QUALITY;
 extern NSString* const MJPEG_SERVER_FRAMERATE;
 extern NSString* const MJPEG_SCALING_FACTOR;
-extern NSString* const MJPEG_COMPRESSION_FACTOR;
 extern NSString* const SCREENSHOT_QUALITY;
 extern NSString* const KEYBOARD_AUTOCORRECTION;
 extern NSString* const KEYBOARD_PREDICTION;
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@ extern NSString* const REDUCE_MOTION;
 extern NSString* const DEFAULT_ACTIVE_APPLICATION;
 extern NSString* const ACTIVE_APP_DETECTION_POINT;
 extern NSString* const INCLUDE_NON_MODAL_ELEMENTS;
+extern NSString* const DEFAULT_ALERT_ACTION;
 extern NSString* const ACCEPT_ALERT_BUTTON_SELECTOR;
 extern NSString* const DISMISS_ALERT_BUTTON_SELECTOR;
 extern NSString* const SCREENSHOT_ORIENTATION;
diff --git a/WebDriverAgentLib/Utilities/FBSettings.m b/WebDriverAgentLib/Utilities/FBSettings.m
index 3dab8cdaf..c79381428 100644
--- a/WebDriverAgentLib/Utilities/FBSettings.m
+++ b/WebDriverAgentLib/Utilities/FBSettings.m
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 NSString* const MJPEG_SERVER_SCREENSHOT_QUALITY = @"mjpegServerScreenshotQuality";
 NSString* const MJPEG_SERVER_FRAMERATE = @"mjpegServerFramerate";
 NSString* const MJPEG_SCALING_FACTOR = @"mjpegScalingFactor";
-NSString* const MJPEG_COMPRESSION_FACTOR = @"mjpegCompressionFactor";
 NSString* const SCREENSHOT_QUALITY = @"screenshotQuality";
 NSString* const KEYBOARD_AUTOCORRECTION = @"keyboardAutocorrection";
 NSString* const KEYBOARD_PREDICTION = @"keyboardPrediction";
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@
 NSString* const DEFAULT_ACTIVE_APPLICATION = @"defaultActiveApplication";
 NSString* const ACTIVE_APP_DETECTION_POINT = @"activeAppDetectionPoint";
 NSString* const INCLUDE_NON_MODAL_ELEMENTS = @"includeNonModalElements";
+NSString* const DEFAULT_ALERT_ACTION = @"defaultAlertAction";
 NSString* const ACCEPT_ALERT_BUTTON_SELECTOR = @"acceptAlertButtonSelector";
 NSString* const DISMISS_ALERT_BUTTON_SELECTOR = @"dismissAlertButtonSelector";
 NSString* const SCREENSHOT_ORIENTATION = @"screenshotOrientation";