diff --git a/client/app/pages/alert/index.js b/client/app/pages/alert/index.js
index 3ae8913e1e..4020c39b4a 100644
--- a/client/app/pages/alert/index.js
+++ b/client/app/pages/alert/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { template as templateBuilder } from 'lodash';
 import template from './alert.html';
 
-function AlertCtrl($routeParams, $location, $sce, toastr, currentUser, Query, Events, Alert) {
+function AlertCtrl($scope, $routeParams, $location, $sce, toastr, currentUser, Query, Events, Alert) {
   this.alertId = $routeParams.alertId;
 
   if (this.alertId === 'new') {
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ function AlertCtrl($routeParams, $location, $sce, toastr, currentUser, Query, Ev
       this.queryResult = result;
       this.alert.options.column = this.alert.options.column || result.getColumnNames()[0];
     });
+    $scope.$applyAsync();
   };
 
   if (this.alertId === 'new') {