diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/provisioning/alert_rules.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/provisioning/alert_rules.go
index 429d76526c0..f360deed48f 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/provisioning/alert_rules.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/provisioning/alert_rules.go
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ func (service *AlertRuleService) DeleteAlertRule(ctx context.Context, orgID int6
 
 // checkLimitsTransactionCtx checks whether the current transaction (as identified by the ctx) breaches configured alert rule limits.
 func (service *AlertRuleService) checkLimitsTransactionCtx(ctx context.Context, orgID, userID int64) error {
-	limitReached, err := service.quotas.CheckQuotaReached(ctx, "alert_rule", &quota.ScopeParameters{
+	limitReached, err := service.quotas.CheckQuotaReached(ctx, models.QuotaTargetSrv, &quota.ScopeParameters{
 		OrgID:  orgID,
 		UserID: userID,
 	})