diff --git a/LibreNMS/Alert/RunAlerts.php b/LibreNMS/Alert/RunAlerts.php
index b8671e3b0d..415bae9059 100644
--- a/LibreNMS/Alert/RunAlerts.php
+++ b/LibreNMS/Alert/RunAlerts.php
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class RunAlerts
         $obj['uid'] = $alert['id'];
         $obj['alert_id'] = $alert['alert_id'];
         $obj['severity'] = $alert['severity'];
-        $obj['rule'] = $alert['rule'];
+        $obj['rule'] = $alert['rule'] ?: json_encode($alert['builder']);
         $obj['name'] = $alert['name'];
         $obj['timestamp'] = $alert['time_logged'];
         $obj['contacts'] = $extra['contacts'];