diff --git a/MVMCore/MVMCore/AlertHandling/MVMCoreTopAlertOperation.m b/MVMCore/MVMCore/AlertHandling/MVMCoreTopAlertOperation.m
index 50f296c..ccf7545 100644
--- a/MVMCore/MVMCore/AlertHandling/MVMCoreTopAlertOperation.m
+++ b/MVMCore/MVMCore/AlertHandling/MVMCoreTopAlertOperation.m
@@ -121,11 +121,11 @@
                     if (self.isCancelled) {
                         
                         // Cancelled, dismiss immediately.
-                        [self dismissAlertView:YES];
+                        [self dismissAlertView:YES forceful:YES];
                     } else if (self.isPaused) {
                         
                         // Paused, dismiss for the time being if persistent.
-                        [self dismissAlertView:!self.topAlertObject.persistent];
+                        [self dismissAlertView:!self.topAlertObject.persistent forceful:YES];
                     } else if (!self.topAlertObject.persistent) {
                         
                         // Set timer to dismiss top alert if it's not persistent (or it's survival mode and not short bar).
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
                             if (weakSelf.isFinished || [weakSelf checkAndHandleForCancellation]) {
                                 return;
                             }
-                            [weakSelf dismissAlertView:YES];
+                            [weakSelf dismissAlertView:YES forceful:NO];
                         });
                     }
                 }];
@@ -159,19 +159,19 @@
     if (!self.isAnimating) {
         
         if (self.isDisplayed) {
-            [self dismissAlertView:YES];
+            [self dismissAlertView:YES forceful:YES];
         } else if (self.isExecuting) {
             [self markAsFinished];
         }
     }
 }
 
-- (void)dismissAlertView:(BOOL)andFinish {
+- (void)dismissAlertView:(BOOL)andFinish forceful:(BOOL)forceful {
 
     if (self.isDisplayed && !self.isAnimating) {
         
         // Dismisses.
-        [[[MVMCoreObject sharedInstance].globalTopAlertDelegate getTopAlertView] hideAlertView:^(BOOL finished) {
+        [[[MVMCoreObject sharedInstance].globalTopAlertDelegate getTopAlertView] hideAlertView:forceful completionHandler:^(BOOL finished) {
             
             self.displayed = NO;
             if (andFinish) {
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
         self.paused = YES;
         [self didChangeValueForKey:@"isPaused"];
     }
-    [self dismissAlertView:!self.topAlertObject.persistent];
+    [self dismissAlertView:!self.topAlertObject.persistent forceful:YES];
 }
 
 - (void)unpause {
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
 }
 
 - (void)topAlertCloseButtonPressed {
-    [self dismissAlertView:YES];
+    [self dismissAlertView:YES forceful:YES];
 }
 
 @end
diff --git a/MVMCore/MVMCore/AlertHandling/MVMCoreTopAlertViewProtocol.h b/MVMCore/MVMCore/AlertHandling/MVMCoreTopAlertViewProtocol.h
index 6f21c40..f667037 100644
--- a/MVMCore/MVMCore/AlertHandling/MVMCoreTopAlertViewProtocol.h
+++ b/MVMCore/MVMCore/AlertHandling/MVMCoreTopAlertViewProtocol.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 - (void)showWithTopAlertObject:(nullable MVMCoreTopAlertObject *)topAlertObject animationDelegate:(nonnull id <MVMCoreTopAlertAnimationDelegateProtocol>)animationDelegate completionHandler:(void (^ __nullable)(BOOL finished))completionHandler;
 
 // Hides
-- (void)hideAlertView:(void (^ __nullable)(BOOL finished))completionHandler;
+- (void)hideAlertView:(BOOL)forceful completionHandler:(void (^ __nullable)(BOOL finished))completionHandler;
 
 // Collapses the notification if it has a short top message. Otherwise removes notification.
 - (void)collapseNotification;