diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7ef87bcf..fd1edc50 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ Monitoring Plugins:
 * about-me: Add Mastodon detection
 * about-me: Add Moodle detection
 * disk-io: Re-add support for Windows after last rewrite
+* librenms-alerts, librenms-health: Compact output is the new default and shows non-OK only
 * nextcloud-security-scan: Handle error on https://scan.nextcloud.com/
 * openstack-nova-list: No more need for keystoneauth and keystoneclient
 
diff --git a/check-plugins/librenms-alerts/icingaweb2-module-director/librenms-alerts.json b/check-plugins/librenms-alerts/icingaweb2-module-director/librenms-alerts.json
index 437897fb..803f7b61 100644
--- a/check-plugins/librenms-alerts/icingaweb2-module-director/librenms-alerts.json
+++ b/check-plugins/librenms-alerts/icingaweb2-module-director/librenms-alerts.json
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
                 "librenms_alerts_always_ok": false,
                 "librenms_alerts_defaults_file": "/var/spool/icinga2/.my.cnf",
                 "librenms_alerts_defaults_group": "client",
-                "librenms_alerts_lengthy": true,
+                "librenms_alerts_lengthy": false,
                 "librenms_alerts_severity": "crit",
                 "librenms_alerts_timeout": 3
             },
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
                 "librenms_alerts_windows_always_ok": false,
                 "librenms_alerts_windows_defaults_file": "/var/spool/icinga2/.my.cnf",
                 "librenms_alerts_windows_defaults_group": "client",
-                "librenms_alerts_windows_lengthy": true,
+                "librenms_alerts_windows_lengthy": false,
                 "librenms_alerts_windows_severity": "crit",
                 "librenms_alerts_windows_timeout": 3
             },
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@
         "7": {
             "varname": "librenms_alerts_lengthy",
             "caption": "LibreNMS Alerts: Lengthy?",
-            "description": "Extended reporting.",
+            "description": "Extended reporting. ",
             "datatype": "Icinga\\Module\\Director\\DataType\\DataTypeBoolean",
             "format": null,
             "settings": {},
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@
         "16": {
             "varname": "librenms_alerts_windows_lengthy",
             "caption": "LibreNMS Alerts: Lengthy?",
-            "description": "Extended reporting.",
+            "description": "Extended reporting. ",
             "datatype": "Icinga\\Module\\Director\\DataType\\DataTypeBoolean",
             "format": null,
             "settings": {},
diff --git a/check-plugins/librenms-alerts/librenms-alerts b/check-plugins/librenms-alerts/librenms-alerts
index e706823c..189643ae 100755
--- a/check-plugins/librenms-alerts/librenms-alerts
+++ b/check-plugins/librenms-alerts/librenms-alerts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from lib.globals import (STATE_CRIT, STATE_OK,  # pylint: disable=C0413
                           STATE_UNKNOWN, STATE_WARN)
 
 __author__ = 'Linuxfabrik GmbH, Zurich/Switzerland'
-__version__ = '2024032905'
+__version__ = '2024090301'
 
 DESCRIPTION = """This check warns of unacknowledged alerts in LibreNMS and
                  reports the most recent alert for each device (only for those
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ DESCRIPTION = """This check warns of unacknowledged alerts in LibreNMS and
 
 DEFAULT_DEFAULTS_FILE = '/var/spool/icinga2/.my.cnf'
 DEFAULT_DEFAULTS_GROUP = 'client'
-DEFAULT_LENGTHY = True
+DEFAULT_LENGTHY = False
 DEFAULT_SERVERITY = 'crit'
 DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 3
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def parse_args():
 
     parser.add_argument(
         '--lengthy',
-        help='Extended reporting.',
+        help='Extended reporting. ',
         dest='LENGTHY',
         action='store_true',
         default=DEFAULT_LENGTHY,
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ def main():
         data += args.DEVICE_TYPE
     devices = lib.base.coe(lib.db_mysql.select(conn, sql, data))
     lib.db_mysql.close(conn)
+    device_count = len(devices)
 
     # enrich and analyse data
     for i, device in enumerate(devices):
@@ -229,23 +230,30 @@ def main():
         )
         state = lib.base.get_worst(local_state, state)
 
+    # filter data if compact layout is choosen (just get everything that is not ok)
+    if not args.LENGTHY:
+        # brief data
+        devices = [device for device in devices if device['state'] != '[OK]']
+
     # build the message
-    msg = 'Checked {} {}.'.format(
-        len(devices),
-        lib.txt.pluralize('device', len(devices)),
-    )
-    if state != STATE_OK:
-        msg += ' There {} {} {}.'.format(
+    if state == STATE_OK:
+        msg = 'Everything is ok. '
+    else:
+        msg = 'There {} {} {}. '.format(
             lib.txt.pluralize('', alert_count, 'is,are'),
             alert_count,
             lib.txt.pluralize('alert', alert_count),
         )
+    msg += 'Checked {} {}.'.format(
+        device_count,
+        lib.txt.pluralize('device', device_count),
+    )
     msg += '\n\n'
 
-    perfdata += lib.base.get_perfdata('device_count', len(devices), None, None, None, 0, None) # pylint: disable=C0301
+    perfdata += lib.base.get_perfdata('device_count', device_count, None, None, None, 0, None) # pylint: disable=C0301
     perfdata += lib.base.get_perfdata('alert_count', alert_count, None, None, None, 0, None) # pylint: disable=C0301
 
-    if len(devices) > 0:
+    if device_count > 0:
         if not args.LENGTHY:
             msg += lib.base.get_table(
                 devices,
diff --git a/check-plugins/librenms-health/icingaweb2-module-director/librenms-health.json b/check-plugins/librenms-health/icingaweb2-module-director/librenms-health.json
index e6bdceb5..c53a2f51 100644
--- a/check-plugins/librenms-health/icingaweb2-module-director/librenms-health.json
+++ b/check-plugins/librenms-health/icingaweb2-module-director/librenms-health.json
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
                 "librenms_health_always_ok": false,
                 "librenms_health_defaults_file": "/var/spool/icinga2/.my.cnf",
                 "librenms_health_defaults_group": "client",
-                "librenms_health_lengthy": true,
+                "librenms_health_lengthy": false,
                 "librenms_health_timeout": 3
             },
             "volatile": null,
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@
                 "librenms_health_windows_always_ok": false,
                 "librenms_health_windows_defaults_file": "/var/spool/icinga2/.my.cnf",
                 "librenms_health_windows_defaults_group": "client",
-                "librenms_health_windows_lengthy": true,
+                "librenms_health_windows_lengthy": false,
                 "librenms_health_windows_timeout": 3
             },
             "volatile": null,
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@
         "7": {
             "varname": "librenms_health_lengthy",
             "caption": "LibreNMS Health: Lengthy?",
-            "description": "Extended reporting.",
+            "description": "Extended reporting. ",
             "datatype": "Icinga\\Module\\Director\\DataType\\DataTypeBoolean",
             "format": null,
             "settings": {},
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@
         "15": {
             "varname": "librenms_health_windows_lengthy",
             "caption": "LibreNMS Health: Lengthy?",
-            "description": "Extended reporting.",
+            "description": "Extended reporting. ",
             "datatype": "Icinga\\Module\\Director\\DataType\\DataTypeBoolean",
             "format": null,
             "settings": {},
diff --git a/check-plugins/librenms-health/librenms-health b/check-plugins/librenms-health/librenms-health
index 6316f06f..458e619a 100755
--- a/check-plugins/librenms-health/librenms-health
+++ b/check-plugins/librenms-health/librenms-health
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from lib.globals import (STATE_CRIT, STATE_OK,  # pylint: disable=C0413
                           STATE_UNKNOWN, STATE_WARN)
 
 __author__ = 'Linuxfabrik GmbH, Zurich/Switzerland'
-__version__ = '2024032903'
+__version__ = '2024090301'
 
 DESCRIPTION = """This check plugin retrieves sensor information for each device
                  from a LibreNMS instance.
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ DESCRIPTION = """This check plugin retrieves sensor information for each device
 DEFAULT_DEFAULTS_FILE = '/var/spool/icinga2/.my.cnf'
 DEFAULT_DEFAULTS_GROUP = 'client'
 DEFAULT_INSECURE = False
-DEFAULT_LENGTHY = True
+DEFAULT_LENGTHY = False
 DEFAULT_NO_PROXY = False
 DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 3
 DEFAULT_URL = 'http://localhost'
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def parse_args():
 
     parser.add_argument(
         '--lengthy',
-        help='Extended reporting.',
+        help='Extended reporting. ',
         dest='LENGTHY',
         action='store_true',
         default=DEFAULT_LENGTHY,
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ def main():
     state = STATE_OK
     perfdata = ''
     alert_count = 0
+    sensors_count = 0
 
     # fetch data
     sql = '''
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@ def main():
     sql += ' ORDER BY d.hostname, s.sensor_class'
     sensors = lib.base.coe(lib.db_mysql.select(conn, sql, data))
     lib.db_mysql.close(conn)
+    sensors_count = len(sensors)
 
     # enrich and analyse data
     for i, sensor in enumerate(sensors):
@@ -234,23 +236,30 @@ def main():
         )
         state = lib.base.get_worst(local_state, state)
 
+    # filter data if compact layout is choosen (just get everything that is not ok)
+    if not args.LENGTHY:
+        # brief data
+        sensors = [sensor for sensor in sensors if sensor['state'] != '[OK]']
+
     # build the message
-    msg = 'Checked {} {}.'.format(
-        len(sensors),
-        lib.txt.pluralize('sensor', len(sensors)),
-    )
-    if state != STATE_OK:
-        msg += ' There {} {} {}.'.format(
+    if state == STATE_OK:
+        msg = 'Everything is ok. '
+    else:
+        msg = 'There {} {} {}. '.format(
             lib.txt.pluralize('', alert_count, 'is,are'),
             alert_count,
             lib.txt.pluralize('alert', alert_count),
         )
+    msg += 'Checked {} {}.'.format(
+        sensors_count,
+        lib.txt.pluralize('sensor', sensors_count),
+    )
     msg += '\n\n'
 
-    perfdata += lib.base.get_perfdata('sensor_count', len(sensors), None, None, None, 0, None) # pylint: disable=C0301
+    perfdata += lib.base.get_perfdata('sensor_count', sensors_count, None, None, None, 0, None) # pylint: disable=C0301
     perfdata += lib.base.get_perfdata('alert_count', alert_count, None, None, None, 0, None) # pylint: disable=C0301
 
-    if len(sensors) > 0:
+    if sensors_count > 0:
         if not args.LENGTHY:
             msg += lib.base.get_table(
                 sensors,