diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/provisioning_alert_rules.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/provisioning_alert_rules.go
index 60333b0b66d..be2b4de743d 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/provisioning_alert_rules.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions/provisioning_alert_rules.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func NewAlertRule(rule models.AlertRule, provenance models.Provenance) Provision
 		FolderUID:    rule.NamespaceUID,
 		RuleGroup:    rule.RuleGroup,
 		Title:        rule.Title,
-		For:          model.Duration(rule.For.Seconds()),
+		For:          model.Duration(rule.For),
 		Condition:    rule.Condition,
 		Data:         rule.Data,
 		Updated:      rule.Updated,