diff --git a/ui/src/Stores/AlertStore.js b/ui/src/Stores/AlertStore.js
index 21e03792d..f89262e49 100644
--- a/ui/src/Stores/AlertStore.js
+++ b/ui/src/Stores/AlertStore.js
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ class AlertStore {
     }
 
     // settings exported via API
-    if (!equal(this.settings, result.settings)) {
+    if (!equal(this.settings.values, result.settings)) {
       this.settings.values = result.settings;
     }