diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/AlertTabCtrl.ts b/public/app/features/alerting/AlertTabCtrl.ts
index d1accae6787..ecde4aa0a4b 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/AlertTabCtrl.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/AlertTabCtrl.ts
@@ -141,7 +141,9 @@ export class AlertTabCtrl {
       iconClass: this.getNotificationIcon(model.type),
       isDefault: false,
     });
-    this.alert.notifications.push({ uid: model.uid });
+    if (!_.find(this.alert.notifications, { id: model.id})) {
+      this.alert.notifications.push({ uid: model.uid });
+    }
 
     // reset plus button
     this.addNotificationSegment.value = this.uiSegmentSrv.newPlusButton().value;