diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/state/template/template.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/state/template/template.go
index c2f3966e343..6743cf46880 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/state/template/template.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/state/template/template.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func NewValues(caps map[string]eval.NumberValueCapture) map[string]Value {
 }
 
 type Data struct {
-	Labels map[string]string
+	Labels Labels
 	Values map[string]Value
 	Value  string
 }