diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/controllers/v1/alerts.go b/pkg/apiserver/controllers/v1/alerts.go
index 65b00fcfd..963b61712 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/controllers/v1/alerts.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/controllers/v1/alerts.go
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ func (c *Controller) CreateAlert(gctx *gin.Context) {
 	}
 
 	for _, alert := range input {
+		alert.MachineID = machineID
 		if len(alert.Decisions) != 0 {
 			for pIdx, profile := range c.Profiles {
 				_, matched, err := csprofiles.EvaluateProfile(profile, alert)
@@ -168,9 +169,6 @@ func (c *Controller) CreateAlert(gctx *gin.Context) {
 		c.HandleDBErrors(gctx, err)
 		return
 	}
-	for _, alert := range input {
-		alert.MachineID = machineID
-	}
 
 	if c.CAPIChan != nil {
 		select {