diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/rule_registry/server/alert_data_client/alert_client.ts b/x-pack/plugins/rule_registry/server/alert_data_client/alert_client.ts
index a72702cfe2c90a..07a0440679cde8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/rule_registry/server/alert_data_client/alert_client.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/rule_registry/server/alert_data_client/alert_client.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export class AlertsClient {
     try {
       // use security plugin routes to check what URIs user is authorized to
       await this.authorization.ensureAuthorized({
-        ruleTypeId: hits['kibana.rac.alert.uuid'],
+        ruleTypeId: hits['kibana.rac.alert.id'],
         consumer: hits['kibana.rac.producer'],
         operation: ReadOperations.Get,
         entity: AlertingAuthorizationEntity.Alert,
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ export class AlertsClient {
       // ASSUMPTION: user bulk updating alerts from single owner/space
       // may need to iterate to support rules shared across spaces
       await this.authorization.ensureAuthorized({
-        ruleTypeId: hits['kibana.rac.alert.uuid'],
+        ruleTypeId: hits['kibana.rac.alert.id'],
         consumer: hits['kibana.rac.producer'],
         operation: WriteOperations.Update,
         entity: AlertingAuthorizationEntity.Alert,