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title: Alert rule settings apply on the first save
description: If you enabled an alert rule, set its severity, operator or notification group, saved, and found the defaults instead, that was our bug: those choices…
canonical: https://watchfor.io/changelog/2026-07-23-alert-rule-first-save
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[All updates](/changelog/page/8#2026-07-23-alert-rule-first-save) 🐛 Fixed Jul 23, 2026 · v 4.3.1

# Alert rule settings apply on the first save

If you enabled an alert rule, set its severity, operator or notification group, saved, and found the defaults instead, that was our bug: those choices sometimes only stuck on a second save. Everything you set before the first save is now stored exactly as you chose it.

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Canonical page: https://watchfor.io/changelog/2026-07-23-alert-rule-first-save · Site guide: https://watchfor.io/llms.txt