diff --git a/pkg/services/alerting/notifiers/base.go b/pkg/services/alerting/notifiers/base.go
index 9fe940f70dd..fbade2eccac 100644
--- a/pkg/services/alerting/notifiers/base.go
+++ b/pkg/services/alerting/notifiers/base.go
@@ -45,16 +45,17 @@ func NewNotifierBase(model *models.AlertNotification) NotifierBase {
 	}
 }
 
-func defaultShouldNotify(context *alerting.EvalContext, sendReminder bool, frequency time.Duration, notificationState *models.AlertNotificationState) bool {
+// ShouldNotify checks this evaluation should send an alert notification
+func (n *NotifierBase) ShouldNotify(ctx context.Context, context *alerting.EvalContext, notiferState *models.AlertNotificationState) bool {
 	// Only notify on state change.
-	if context.PrevAlertState == context.Rule.State && !sendReminder {
+	if context.PrevAlertState == context.Rule.State && !n.SendReminder {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	if context.PrevAlertState == context.Rule.State && sendReminder {
+	if context.PrevAlertState == context.Rule.State && n.SendReminder {
 		// Do not notify if interval has not elapsed
-		lastNotify := time.Unix(notificationState.UpdatedAt, 0)
-		if notificationState.UpdatedAt != 0 && lastNotify.Add(frequency).After(time.Now()) {
+		lastNotify := time.Unix(notiferState.UpdatedAt, 0)
+		if notiferState.UpdatedAt != 0 && lastNotify.Add(n.Frequency).After(time.Now()) {
 			return false
 		}
 
@@ -75,8 +76,8 @@ func defaultShouldNotify(context *alerting.EvalContext, sendReminder bool, frequ
 	}
 
 	// Do not notifu if state pending and it have been updated last minute
-	if notificationState.State == models.AlertNotificationStatePending {
-		lastUpdated := time.Unix(notificationState.UpdatedAt, 0)
+	if notiferState.State == models.AlertNotificationStatePending {
+		lastUpdated := time.Unix(notiferState.UpdatedAt, 0)
 		if lastUpdated.Add(1 * time.Minute).After(time.Now()) {
 			return false
 		}
@@ -85,11 +86,6 @@ func defaultShouldNotify(context *alerting.EvalContext, sendReminder bool, frequ
 	return true
 }
 
-// ShouldNotify checks this evaluation should send an alert notification
-func (n *NotifierBase) ShouldNotify(ctx context.Context, c *alerting.EvalContext, notiferState *models.AlertNotificationState) bool {
-	return defaultShouldNotify(c, n.SendReminder, n.Frequency, notiferState)
-}
-
 func (n *NotifierBase) GetType() string {
 	return n.Type
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/alerting/notifiers/base_test.go b/pkg/services/alerting/notifiers/base_test.go
index 778be41a93f..5e46d3ad72e 100644
--- a/pkg/services/alerting/notifiers/base_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/alerting/notifiers/base_test.go
@@ -142,7 +142,9 @@ func TestShouldSendAlertNotification(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 
 		evalContext.Rule.State = tc.newState
-		if defaultShouldNotify(evalContext, tc.sendReminder, tc.frequency, tc.state) != tc.expect {
+		nb := &NotifierBase{SendReminder: tc.sendReminder, Frequency: tc.frequency}
+
+		if nb.ShouldNotify(evalContext.Ctx, evalContext, tc.state) != tc.expect {
 			t.Errorf("failed test %s.\n expected \n%+v \nto return: %v", tc.name, tc, tc.expect)
 		}
 	}