diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_ruler_test.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_ruler_test.go
index 8fc7e7212da..42755296f6c 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_ruler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_ruler_test.go
@@ -666,8 +666,10 @@ func TestRouteGetRulesConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			group2Key := models.GenerateGroupKey(orgID)
 			group2Key.NamespaceUID = folder2.UID
 
-			group1 := gen.With(gen.WithGroupKey(group1Key)).GenerateManyRef(2, 6)
-			group2 := gen.With(gen.WithGroupKey(group2Key)).GenerateManyRef(2, 6)
+			ruleUpdatedBy := util.Pointer(models.UserUID(util.GenerateShortUID()))
+
+			group1 := gen.With(gen.WithGroupKey(group1Key), gen.WithUpdatedBy(ruleUpdatedBy)).GenerateManyRef(2, 6)
+			group2 := gen.With(gen.WithGroupKey(group2Key), gen.WithUpdatedBy(ruleUpdatedBy)).GenerateManyRef(2, 6)
 			ruleStore.PutRule(context.Background(), append(group1, group2...)...)
 
 			t.Run("and do not return group if user does not have access to one of rules", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -704,7 +706,9 @@ func TestRouteGetRulesConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		groupKey := models.GenerateGroupKey(orgID)
 		groupKey.NamespaceUID = folder.UID
 
-		expectedRules := gen.With(gen.WithGroupKey(groupKey), gen.WithUniqueGroupIndex()).GenerateManyRef(5, 10)
+		ruleUpdatedBy := util.Pointer(models.UserUID(util.GenerateShortUID()))
+
+		expectedRules := gen.With(gen.WithGroupKey(groupKey), gen.WithUniqueGroupIndex(), gen.WithUpdatedBy(ruleUpdatedBy)).GenerateManyRef(5, 10)
 		ruleStore.PutRule(context.Background(), expectedRules...)
 
 		perms := createPermissionsForRules(expectedRules, orgID)
@@ -753,7 +757,9 @@ func TestRouteGetRulesGroupConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		groupKey := models.GenerateGroupKey(orgID)
 		groupKey.NamespaceUID = folder.UID
 
-		expectedRules := gen.With(gen.WithGroupKey(groupKey), gen.WithUniqueGroupIndex()).GenerateManyRef(5, 10)
+		ruleUpdatedBy := util.Pointer(models.UserUID(util.GenerateShortUID()))
+
+		expectedRules := gen.With(gen.WithGroupKey(groupKey), gen.WithUniqueGroupIndex(), gen.WithUpdatedBy(ruleUpdatedBy)).GenerateManyRef(5, 10)
 		ruleStore.PutRule(context.Background(), expectedRules...)
 
 		perms := createPermissionsForRules(expectedRules, orgID)