diff --git a/checks/runchecks.go b/checks/runchecks.go
index 4ee8cd6b7..6c6cca748 100644
--- a/checks/runchecks.go
+++ b/checks/runchecks.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/flanksource/canary-checker/pkg"
 	"github.com/flanksource/canary-checker/pkg/db"
 	"github.com/flanksource/commons/logger"
+	"github.com/flanksource/duty/models"
 )
 
 func RunChecks(ctx *context.Context) []*pkg.CheckResult {
@@ -127,29 +128,30 @@ func processTemplates(ctx *context.Context, r *pkg.CheckResult) *pkg.CheckResult
 	return r
 }
 
-func measureTestSeverity(ctx *context.Context, threshold *v1.TestThreshold) pkg.Severity {
+func measureTestSeverity(ctx *context.Context, threshold *v1.TestThreshold) models.Severity {
 	if threshold == nil {
-		return pkg.SeverityInfo
+		return models.SeverityInfo
 	}
 
 	thresholds := []struct {
-		severity pkg.Severity
+		severity models.Severity
 		expr     string
 	}{
-		{pkg.SeverityCritical, threshold.Critical},
-		{pkg.SeverityHigh, threshold.High},
-		{pkg.SeverityMedium, threshold.Medium},
-		{pkg.SeverityLow, threshold.Low},
-		{pkg.SeverityInfo, threshold.Info},
+		{models.SeverityCritical, threshold.Critical},
+		{models.SeverityHigh, threshold.High},
+		{models.SeverityMedium, threshold.Medium},
+		{models.SeverityLow, threshold.Low},
+		{models.SeverityInfo, threshold.Info},
 	}
 
 	for _, t := range thresholds {
 		if res, err := template(ctx, v1.Template{Expression: t.expr}); err != nil {
-			return pkg.SeverityInfo
+			logger.Errorf("failed to run expression for severity: %s", t.severity)
+			continue
 		} else if res == "true" {
 			return t.severity
 		}
 	}
 
-	return pkg.SeverityInfo
+	return models.SeverityInfo
 }
diff --git a/checks/runchecks_test.go b/checks/runchecks_test.go
index e3f471817..c8229cdd3 100644
--- a/checks/runchecks_test.go
+++ b/checks/runchecks_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/flanksource/canary-checker/api/context"
 	v1 "github.com/flanksource/canary-checker/api/v1"
-	"github.com/flanksource/canary-checker/pkg"
+	"github.com/flanksource/duty/models"
 )
 
 func Test_measureTestSeverity(t *testing.T) {
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func Test_measureTestSeverity(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name string
 		args args
-		want pkg.Severity
+		want models.Severity
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "simple - critical",
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func Test_measureTestSeverity(t *testing.T) {
 					Critical: "duration > 1500",
 				},
 			},
-			want: pkg.SeverityCritical,
+			want: models.SeverityCritical,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "simple - high",
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func Test_measureTestSeverity(t *testing.T) {
 					High:     "duration > 1000",
 				},
 			},
-			want: pkg.SeverityHigh,
+			want: models.SeverityHigh,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "simple - medium",
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func Test_measureTestSeverity(t *testing.T) {
 					Low:      "duration > 500",
 				},
 			},
-			want: pkg.SeverityMedium,
+			want: models.SeverityMedium,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "simple - low",
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func Test_measureTestSeverity(t *testing.T) {
 					Low:      "duration > 500",
 				},
 			},
-			want: pkg.SeverityLow,
+			want: models.SeverityLow,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "complex expression",
@@ -75,14 +75,14 @@ func Test_measureTestSeverity(t *testing.T) {
 					Low:      "duration > 500 && duration < 1000",
 				},
 			},
-			want: pkg.SeverityInfo,
+			want: models.SeverityInfo,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "no threshold defined",
 			args: args{
 				duration: 600,
 			},
-			want: pkg.SeverityInfo,
+			want: models.SeverityInfo,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "no severity match",
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func Test_measureTestSeverity(t *testing.T) {
 					Low:      "duration > 500",
 				},
 			},
-			want: pkg.SeverityInfo,
+			want: models.SeverityInfo,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "invalid expression",
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func Test_measureTestSeverity(t *testing.T) {
 					Low:      "duration > 500",
 				},
 			},
-			want: pkg.SeverityInfo,
+			want: models.SeverityInfo,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "use of undefined var",
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func Test_measureTestSeverity(t *testing.T) {
 					Low:      "Duration > 500",
 				},
 			},
-			want: pkg.SeverityInfo,
+			want: models.SeverityInfo,
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b8473af16..d5057c091 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v8 v8.1.0
 	github.com/fergusstrange/embedded-postgres v1.21.0
 	github.com/flanksource/commons v1.10.0
-	github.com/flanksource/duty v1.0.113
+	github.com/flanksource/duty v1.0.116
 	github.com/flanksource/kommons v0.31.1
 	github.com/friendsofgo/errors v0.9.2
 	github.com/go-ldap/ldap/v3 v3.4.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index deb0c11f5..50b362b2d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1091,8 +1091,6 @@ github.com/fergusstrange/embedded-postgres v1.21.0 h1:Sups0nR31+OB4iOZ0ZU4IwUDsB
 github.com/fergusstrange/embedded-postgres v1.21.0/go.mod h1:wL562t1V+iuFwq0UcgMi2e9rp8CROY9wxWZEfP8Y874=
 github.com/flanksource/commons v1.10.0 h1:Mc+fzxq1rOJ08lapF0cc0bo9ZKNDxA7/81q2D/5jt0Q=
 github.com/flanksource/commons v1.10.0/go.mod h1:HpVjPtNe7v0UPk97kO/uUhOrYQ8yFD/mGglrTCkc9Ag=
-github.com/flanksource/duty v1.0.113 h1:iQeMhn/Vjz+Rap4TpniGEwLOXcFeg9+X1GtcUsWp3+g=
-github.com/flanksource/duty v1.0.113/go.mod h1:RJ/kcZ7dbL8/52tem757szVIA3IomS8bOAZIK0xb4rk=
 github.com/flanksource/gomplate/v3 v3.20.1/go.mod h1:LPpzujBIg9HBXRUngDKK/zNmEjHpEUieKa/2oRjkCzI=
 github.com/flanksource/gomplate/v3 v3.20.3 h1:mnNaO37uwvv8Kvi4Xswj1tHKP5UMre3FLNaKvAwqhSw=
 github.com/flanksource/gomplate/v3 v3.20.3/go.mod h1:l4iCvp30TdhZk89eRGuNkPwlRjJLXdUSblr+VyuZfAk=
@@ -3621,3 +3619,5 @@ sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.2.0/go.mod h1:yfXDCHCao9+ENCvLSE62v9VSji2MKu5jeNfTrofGhJc=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0 h1:a2VclLzOGrwOHDiV8EfBGhvjHvP46CtW5j6POvhYGGo=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0/go.mod h1:GeOyir5tyXNByN85N/dRIT9es5UQNerPYEKK56eTBm8=
 sourcegraph.com/sourcegraph/appdash v0.0.0-20190731080439-ebfcffb1b5c0/go.mod h1:hI742Nqp5OhwiqlzhgfbWU4mW4yO10fP+LoT9WOswdU=
+github.com/flanksource/duty v1.0.116 h1:BU1Go53xj/P3LfZFrusP48e3lAo1KCJk0qcp+ye/p7s=
+github.com/flanksource/duty v1.0.116/go.mod h1:RJ/kcZ7dbL8/52tem757szVIA3IomS8bOAZIK0xb4rk=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hack/generate-schemas/go.mod b/hack/generate-schemas/go.mod
index 276823dba..df8fc8df0 100644
--- a/hack/generate-schemas/go.mod
+++ b/hack/generate-schemas/go.mod
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/dustin/gojson v0.0.0-20160307161227-2e71ec9dd5ad // indirect
 	github.com/emirpasic/gods v1.18.1 // indirect
-	github.com/flanksource/duty v1.0.113 // indirect
+	github.com/flanksource/duty v1.0.116 // indirect
 	github.com/ghodss/yaml v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.4 // indirect
 	github.com/go-openapi/inflect v0.19.0 // indirect
diff --git a/hack/generate-schemas/go.sum b/hack/generate-schemas/go.sum
index cd4aa426e..5b535f67d 100644
--- a/hack/generate-schemas/go.sum
+++ b/hack/generate-schemas/go.sum
@@ -811,8 +811,8 @@ github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.3/go.mod h1:m8KPJKqk1gH5J9DgRY2ASl2lWCfGKXixSw
 github.com/fergusstrange/embedded-postgres v1.21.0 h1:Sups0nR31+OB4iOZ0ZU4IwUDsB+dVGmcqj4S2ko0qTI=
 github.com/flanksource/commons v1.10.0 h1:Mc+fzxq1rOJ08lapF0cc0bo9ZKNDxA7/81q2D/5jt0Q=
 github.com/flanksource/commons v1.10.0/go.mod h1:HpVjPtNe7v0UPk97kO/uUhOrYQ8yFD/mGglrTCkc9Ag=
-github.com/flanksource/duty v1.0.113 h1:iQeMhn/Vjz+Rap4TpniGEwLOXcFeg9+X1GtcUsWp3+g=
-github.com/flanksource/duty v1.0.113/go.mod h1:RJ/kcZ7dbL8/52tem757szVIA3IomS8bOAZIK0xb4rk=
+github.com/flanksource/duty v1.0.116 h1:BU1Go53xj/P3LfZFrusP48e3lAo1KCJk0qcp+ye/p7s=
+github.com/flanksource/duty v1.0.116/go.mod h1:RJ/kcZ7dbL8/52tem757szVIA3IomS8bOAZIK0xb4rk=
 github.com/flanksource/gomplate/v3 v3.20.1/go.mod h1:LPpzujBIg9HBXRUngDKK/zNmEjHpEUieKa/2oRjkCzI=
 github.com/flanksource/gomplate/v3 v3.20.3 h1:mnNaO37uwvv8Kvi4Xswj1tHKP5UMre3FLNaKvAwqhSw=
 github.com/flanksource/gomplate/v3 v3.20.3/go.mod h1:l4iCvp30TdhZk89eRGuNkPwlRjJLXdUSblr+VyuZfAk=
@@ -1481,8 +1481,8 @@ github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.8.0/go.mod h1:lLunBs/Ym6LB5Z9jYTR76FiuTmxDTDusOGeTQH+W
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.12.1/go.mod h1:zj2OWP4+oCPe1qIXoGWkgMRwljMUYCdkwsT2108oapk=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.14.0/go.mod h1:iSB4RoI2tjJc9BBv4NKIKWKya62Rps+oPG/Lv9klQyY=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.16.2/go.mod h1:CObGmKUOKaSC0RjmoAK7tKyn4Azo5P2IWuoMnvwxz1E=
+github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.16.4 h1:29JGrr5oVBm5ulCWet69zQkzWipVXIol6ygQUe/EzNc=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.16.4/go.mod h1:dX+/inL/fNMqNlz0e9LfyB9TswhZpCVdJM/Z6Vvnwo0=
-github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.16.5 h1:8xi0RTUf59SOSfEtZMvwTvXYMzG4gV23XVHOZiXNtnE=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.1.3/go.mod h1:vw5CSIxN1JObi/U8gcbwft7ZxR2dgaR70JSE3/PpL4c=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.1.4/go.mod h1:um6tUpWM/cxCK3/FK8BXqEiUMUwRgSM4JXG47RKZmLU=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.1.6/go.mod h1:MEH45j8TBi6u9BMogfbp0stKC5cdGjumZj5Y7AG4VIk=
diff --git a/pkg/api.go b/pkg/api.go
index 0c4e69cc5..249312c34 100644
--- a/pkg/api.go
+++ b/pkg/api.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/flanksource/canary-checker/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/flanksource/commons/console"
 	"github.com/flanksource/commons/logger"
+	"github.com/flanksource/duty/models"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/lib/pq"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ type CheckStatus struct {
 	Error        string          `json:"error,omitempty"`
 	Detail       interface{}     `json:"-"`
 	Check        *external.Check `json:"check,omitempty"`
-	TestSeverity Severity        `json:"test_severity,omitempty"`
+	TestSeverity models.Severity `json:"severity,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (s CheckStatus) GetTime() (time.Time, error) {
@@ -394,16 +395,6 @@ type URL struct {
 
 type SystemResult struct{}
 
-type Severity int
-
-const (
-	SeverityInfo Severity = iota
-	SeverityLow
-	SeverityMedium
-	SeverityHigh
-	SeverityCritical
-)
-
 type CheckResult struct {
 	Start       time.Time
 	Pass        bool
@@ -418,7 +409,7 @@ type CheckResult struct {
 	Metrics     []Metric
 	Check       external.Check // Check is the configuration
 	Canary      v1.Canary
-	Severity    Severity
+	Severity    models.Severity
 }
 
 func (result CheckResult) GetDescription() string {