diff --git a/pkg/services/alerting/eval_context.go b/pkg/services/alerting/eval_context.go
index 208fe1d188b..23d3efa8bea 100644
--- a/pkg/services/alerting/eval_context.go
+++ b/pkg/services/alerting/eval_context.go
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ func (c *EvalContext) GetStateModel() *StateDescription {
 		}
 	case m.AlertStateUnknown:
 		return &StateDescription{
-			Color: "888888",
+			Color: "#888888",
 			Text:  "Unknown",
 		}
 	default:
-		panic("Unknown rule state for alert notifications " + c.Rule.State)
+		panic("Unknown rule state for alert " + c.Rule.State)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/alert.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/alert.go
index 78a71cc8497..62ab348664f 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/alert.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/alert.go
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func updateAlerts(existingAlerts []*m.Alert, cmd *m.SaveAlertsCommand, sess *DBS
 			if alertToUpdate.ContainsUpdates(alert) {
 				alert.Updated = timeNow()
 				alert.State = alertToUpdate.State
-				sess.MustCols("message", "debounce_duration")
+				sess.MustCols("message", "for")
 
 				_, err := sess.ID(alert.Id).Update(alert)
 				if err != nil {