diff --git a/lib/ws_servers/api/algos/algo_worker.js b/lib/ws_servers/api/algos/algo_worker.js
index 1dfbea60..18541db5 100644
--- a/lib/ws_servers/api/algos/algo_worker.js
+++ b/lib/ws_servers/api/algos/algo_worker.js
@@ -349,12 +349,14 @@ class AlgoWorker {
       const [serialized, uiData] = await ao
 
       const { id, name, label, args, gid, i18n, createdAt } = uiData
-      d('ao started: %s %s', name, label)
+      const alias = uiData.alias || name
+
+      d('ao started: %s %s', alias, label)
 
       await this._updateAlgo(serialized)
 
-      this.sendSuccess(`Started AO ${name} on Bitfinex`, ['startedAO', { name, target: 'Bitfinex' }])
-      this.pub(['data.ao', 'bitfinex', mode, { id, gid, name, label, args, i18n, createdAt }])
+      this.sendSuccess(`Started AO ${alias} on Bitfinex`, ['startedAO', { alias, name, target: 'Bitfinex' }])
+      this.pub(['data.ao', 'bitfinex', mode, { id, gid, alias, name, label, args, i18n, createdAt }])
       return gid
     } catch (e) {
       d('error starting AO %s: %s for %s: %s', aoID, e, this.userId, e.stack)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 37c6eb9f..fbd34ee9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "bfx-hf-server",
-  "version": "8.1.0",
+  "version": "8.2.0",
   "description": "HF server bundle",
   "author": "Bitfinex",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "bfx-api-node-core": "git+https://github.com/bitfinexcom/bfx-api-node-core.git#v1.6.1",
     "bfx-api-node-plugin-wd": "^1.0.4",
     "bfx-api-node-rest": "^4.3.1",
-    "bfx-hf-algo": "git+https://github.com/bitfinexcom/bfx-hf-algo.git#v4.14.2",
+    "bfx-hf-algo": "git+https://github.com/bitfinexcom/bfx-hf-algo.git#v4.15.0",
     "bfx-hf-ext-plugin-dummy": "github:bitfinexcom/bfx-hf-ext-plugin-dummy#v1.0.4",
     "bfx-hf-indicators": "git+https://github.com/bitfinexcom/bfx-hf-indicators.git#v2.1.1",
     "bfx-hf-models": "git+https://github.com/bitfinexcom/bfx-hf-models.git#v4.0.0",
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/ws_servers/api/algos/algo_worker.js b/test/unit/lib/ws_servers/api/algos/algo_worker.js
index 31893bf7..e853f024 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/ws_servers/api/algos/algo_worker.js
+++ b/test/unit/lib/ws_servers/api/algos/algo_worker.js
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ describe('AlgoWorker', () => {
     const createdAt = 1633936704466
     const serialized = { gid }
     const uiData = {
+      alias: 'alias',
       name: 'name',
       label: 'label',
       args: {},
@@ -248,8 +249,8 @@ describe('AlgoWorker', () => {
         assert.calledWithExactly(WsStub.firstCall, [
           'notify',
           'success',
-          'Started AO name on Bitfinex',
-          { key: 'startedAO', props: { name: 'name', target: 'Bitfinex' } }
+          `Started AO ${uiData.alias} on Bitfinex`,
+          { key: 'startedAO', props: { alias: uiData.alias, name: 'name', target: 'Bitfinex' } }
         ])
         assert.calledWithExactly(WsStub.secondCall, ['data.ao', 'bitfinex', mode, { ...uiData }])
         expect(returnedGid).to.eq(gid)
@@ -276,8 +277,8 @@ describe('AlgoWorker', () => {
         assert.calledWithExactly(WsStub.firstCall, [
           'notify',
           'success',
-          'Started AO name on Bitfinex',
-          { key: 'startedAO', props: { name: 'name', target: 'Bitfinex' } }
+          `Started AO ${uiData.alias} on Bitfinex`,
+          { key: 'startedAO', props: { alias: uiData.alias, name: 'name', target: 'Bitfinex' } }
         ])
         assert.calledWithExactly(WsStub.secondCall, ['data.ao', 'bitfinex', mode, { ...uiData }])
         expect(returnedGid).to.eq(gid)