diff --git a/hlx_statics/blocks/inlinealert/inlinealert.js b/hlx_statics/blocks/inlinealert/inlinealert.js
index 23149c59..48b20b6e 100644
--- a/hlx_statics/blocks/inlinealert/inlinealert.js
+++ b/hlx_statics/blocks/inlinealert/inlinealert.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import decoratePreformattedCode from '../../components/code.js';
 import {
     createTag,
   } from '../../scripts/lib-adobeio.js';
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ export function getVariant(classList) {
 export default async function decorate(block) {
 
         block.classList.add('spectrum-InLineAlert');
-        const slots = block?.getAttribute('data-slots')?.split(',');
+        const slots = block?.getAttribute('data-slots')?.split(',').map(slot => slot.trim());
         const classVariant = getVariant(block.classList);
 
         block.classList.add(classVariant.class);
@@ -51,6 +52,10 @@ export default async function decorate(block) {
         // need to wrap content into p
         block.querySelectorAll(':scope > div > div').forEach((div, i) =>{
             const className = slots?.[i] === 'heading' ? 'spectrum-InLineAlert-header' : 'spectrum-InLineAlert-content';
+            const isCodeSlot = slots?.[i] === 'code';
+            if (isCodeSlot) {
+                decoratePreformattedCode(div);  
+            }
             const inlineP = createTag('p', { class: className });
             inlineP.innerHTML = div.innerHTML;
             block.appendChild(inlineP);
diff --git a/hlx_statics/components/code.js b/hlx_statics/components/code.js
index 8d1c2915..9033e010 100644
--- a/hlx_statics/components/code.js
+++ b/hlx_statics/components/code.js
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ function applyDataAttributesFromCodeClasses(pre, code) {
 }
 
 export default function decoratePreformattedCode(block) {
-  const pre = block.querySelector('pre');
+  const pre = block.querySelector('pre') || (block.tagName === 'PRE' && block) || null;
   const code = block.querySelector('code');
 
   applyDataAttributesFromCodeClasses(pre, code);
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ export default function decoratePreformattedCode(block) {
     code && processClasses(code);
   }
 
-  if (pre?.classList.contains("disableLineNumbers")) {
+  if (pre?.classList.contains('disableLineNumbers')) {
     pre?.classList.add('no-line-numbers');
   }
   else {