diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d5321867bb..998e594301 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [7.0.1](https://github.com/appium/WebDriverAgent/compare/v7.0.0...v7.0.1) (2024-02-21)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* Simplify the logic of alert element detection ([#851](https://github.com/appium/WebDriverAgent/issues/851)) ([54f91f1](https://github.com/appium/WebDriverAgent/commit/54f91f198e45535ea9d86b7eee40b21f43f84294))
+
 ## [7.0.0](https://github.com/appium/WebDriverAgent/compare/v6.1.1...v7.0.0) (2024-02-12)
 
 
diff --git a/WebDriverAgentLib/FBAlert.m b/WebDriverAgentLib/FBAlert.m
index 0709e5f1f3..cd71663ddc 100644
--- a/WebDriverAgentLib/FBAlert.m
+++ b/WebDriverAgentLib/FBAlert.m
@@ -261,16 +261,7 @@ - (BOOL)clickAlertButton:(NSString *)label error:(NSError **)error
 - (XCUIElement *)alertElement
 {
   if (nil == self.element) {
-    self.element = self.application.fb_alertElement;
-    if (nil == self.element) {
-      XCUIApplication *systemApp = XCUIApplication.fb_systemApplication;
-      for (XCUIApplication *activeApp in XCUIApplication.fb_activeApplications) {
-        if (systemApp.processID == activeApp.processID) {
-          self.element = activeApp.fb_alertElement;
-          break;
-        }
-      }
-    }
+    self.element = XCUIApplication.fb_systemApplication.fb_alertElement ?: self.application.fb_alertElement;
   }
   return self.element;
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 928745924e..022389e50e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "appium-webdriveragent",
-  "version": "7.0.0",
+  "version": "7.0.1",
   "description": "Package bundling WebDriverAgent",
   "main": "./build/index.js",
   "scripts": {