diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/provisioning/alert_rules.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/provisioning/alert_rules.go
index 047bbacb2a9..af4a61e30bb 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/provisioning/alert_rules.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/provisioning/alert_rules.go
@@ -276,10 +276,7 @@ func (service *AlertRuleService) UpdateAlertRule(ctx context.Context, rule model
 	}
 	rule.Updated = time.Now()
 	rule.ID = storedRule.ID
-	rule.IntervalSeconds, err = service.ruleStore.GetRuleGroupInterval(ctx, rule.OrgID, rule.NamespaceUID, rule.RuleGroup)
-	if err != nil {
-		return models.AlertRule{}, err
-	}
+	rule.IntervalSeconds = storedRule.IntervalSeconds
 	err = rule.SetDashboardAndPanel()
 	if err != nil {
 		return models.AlertRule{}, err
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/provisioning/alert_rules_test.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/provisioning/alert_rules_test.go
index 190ac769762..16c1fef1609 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/provisioning/alert_rules_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/provisioning/alert_rules_test.go
@@ -69,6 +69,19 @@ func TestAlertRuleService(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, interval, rule.IntervalSeconds)
 	})
 
+	t.Run("if a folder was renamed the interval should be fetched from the renamed folder", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var orgID int64 = 2
+		rule := dummyRule("test#1", orgID)
+		rule.NamespaceUID = "123abc"
+		rule, err := ruleService.CreateAlertRule(context.Background(), rule, models.ProvenanceNone, 0)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		rule.NamespaceUID = "abc123"
+		_, err = ruleService.UpdateAlertRule(context.Background(),
+			rule, models.ProvenanceNone)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("group creation should propagate group title correctly", func(t *testing.T) {
 		var orgID int64 = 1
 		group := createDummyGroup("group-test-3", orgID)