diff --git a/scripts/appgateway/appgw_status.sh b/scripts/appgateway/appgw_status.sh
index 0a9a8ceb..e9654856 100755
--- a/scripts/appgateway/appgw_status.sh
+++ b/scripts/appgateway/appgw_status.sh
@@ -54,11 +54,15 @@ jq -c '.data[]' <<<$APPLICATION_GATEWAYS | while read application_gateway; do
         case "$APPLICATION_GATEWAY_STATE" in
         *"Running"*)
             ts_echo_color $([[ $MODE == "start" ]] && echo GREEN || echo RED) "$logMessage"
-            [[ $MODE == "stop" ]] && auto_shutdown_notification ":red_circle: $slackMessage"
+            if [[ $MODE == "stop" ]]; then
+                auto_shutdown_notification ":red_circle: $slackMessage"
+            fi
             ;;
         *"Stopped"*)
             ts_echo_color $([[ $MODE == "start" ]] && echo RED || echo GREEN) "$logMessage"
-            [[ $MODE == "start" ]] && auto_shutdown_notification ":red_circle: $slackMessage"
+            if [[ $MODE == "start" ]]; then
+                auto_shutdown_notification ":red_circle: $slackMessage"
+            fi
             ;;
         *)
             ts_echo_color AMBER "$logMessage"
diff --git a/scripts/flexible-server/flexserverstatus.sh b/scripts/flexible-server/flexserverstatus.sh
index a99c76a0..75127639 100755
--- a/scripts/flexible-server/flexserverstatus.sh
+++ b/scripts/flexible-server/flexserverstatus.sh
@@ -54,11 +54,15 @@ jq -c '.data[]' <<<$FLEXIBLE_SERVERS | while read flexibleserver; do
         case "$SERVER_STATE" in
         *"Ready"*)
             ts_echo_color $([[ $MODE == "start" ]] && echo GREEN || echo RED) "$logMessage"
-            [[ $MODE == "stop" ]] && auto_shutdown_notification ":red_circle: $slackMessage"
+            if [[ $MODE == "stop" ]]; then
+                auto_shutdown_notification ":red_circle: $slackMessage"
+            fi
             ;;
         *"Stopped"*)
             ts_echo_color $([[ $MODE == "start" ]] && echo RED || echo GREEN) "$logMessage"
-            [[ $MODE == "start" ]] && auto_shutdown_notification ":red_circle: $slackMessage"
+            if [[ $MODE == "start" ]]; then
+                auto_shutdown_notification ":red_circle: $slackMessage"
+            fi
             ;;
         *)
             ts_echo_color AMBER "$logMessage"
diff --git a/scripts/vm/vmstatus.sh b/scripts/vm/vmstatus.sh
index 9279fd37..68375141 100755
--- a/scripts/vm/vmstatus.sh
+++ b/scripts/vm/vmstatus.sh
@@ -74,11 +74,15 @@ do
             case "$VM_STATE" in
                 *"running"*)
                     ts_echo_color $( [[ $MODE == "start" ]] && echo GREEN || echo RED ) "$logMessage"
-                    [[ $MODE == "stop" ]] && auto_shutdown_notification ":red_circle: $slackMessage"
+                    if [[ $MODE == "deallocate" ]]; then
+                        auto_shutdown_notification ":red_circle: $slackMessage"
+                    fi
                     ;;
                 *"deallocated"*)
                     ts_echo_color $( [[ $MODE == "start" ]] && echo RED || echo GREEN ) "$logMessage"
-                    [[ $MODE == "start" ]] && auto_shutdown_notification ":red_circle: $slackMessage"
+                    if [[ $MODE == "start" ]]; then
+                        auto_shutdown_notification ":red_circle: $slackMessage"
+                    fi
                     ;;
                 *)
                     ts_echo_color AMBER "$logMessage"