diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/RuleList.test.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/RuleList.test.tsx
index 3dfb29776c4..e3c4878df2d 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/RuleList.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/RuleList.test.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ jest.mock('./api/ruler');
 jest.mock('../../../core/hooks/useMediaQueryChange');
 jest.spyOn(ruleActionButtons, 'matchesWidth').mockReturnValue(false);
 jest.mock('app/core/core', () => ({
+  ...jest.requireActual('app/core/core'),
   appEvents: {
     subscribe: () => {
       return { unsubscribe: () => {} };
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/RuleList.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/RuleList.tsx
index 946c06bb913..4a6d807b44b 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/RuleList.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/RuleList.tsx
@@ -76,11 +76,14 @@ const RuleList = withErrorBoundary(
     // Trigger data refresh only when the RULE_LIST_POLL_INTERVAL_MS elapsed since the previous load FINISHED
     const [_, fetchRules] = useAsyncFn(async () => {
       if (!loading) {
-        trackRuleListNavigation();
         await dispatch(fetchAllPromAndRulerRulesAction(false, { limitAlerts }));
       }
     }, [loading, limitAlerts, dispatch]);
 
+    useEffect(() => {
+      trackRuleListNavigation().catch(() => {});
+    }, []);
+
     // fetch rules, then poll every RULE_LIST_POLL_INTERVAL_MS
     useEffect(() => {
       dispatch(fetchAllPromAndRulerRulesAction(false, { limitAlerts }));