diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/alert-rule-form/ModifyExportRuleForm.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/alert-rule-form/ModifyExportRuleForm.tsx
index 72093ecc490..71c049e661b 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/alert-rule-form/ModifyExportRuleForm.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/alert-rule-form/ModifyExportRuleForm.tsx
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ export const getPayloadToExport = (
   } else {
     // we have to create a new group with the updated rule
     return {
-      name: existingGroup?.name ?? '',
+      name: existingGroup?.name ?? formValues.group,
       rules: [updatedRule],
     };
   }