diff --git a/alerting/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/transport/TransportGetAlertsAction.kt b/alerting/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/transport/TransportGetAlertsAction.kt
index e7810337a..814b27b94 100644
--- a/alerting/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/transport/TransportGetAlertsAction.kt
+++ b/alerting/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/transport/TransportGetAlertsAction.kt
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class TransportGetAlertsAction @Inject constructor(
             queryBuilder.filter(QueryBuilders.termQuery("state", getAlertsRequest.alertState))
 
         if (getAlertsRequest.alertIds.isNullOrEmpty() == false) {
-            queryBuilder.filter(QueryBuilders.termsQuery("id", getAlertsRequest.alertIds))
+            queryBuilder.filter(QueryBuilders.termsQuery("_id", getAlertsRequest.alertIds))
         }
 
         if (getAlertsRequest.monitorId != null) {