diff --git a/pkg/services/alerting/alert_rule_reader.go b/pkg/services/alerting/alert_rule_reader.go
index d36b6ea2b23..ec203dda0be 100644
--- a/pkg/services/alerting/alert_rule_reader.go
+++ b/pkg/services/alerting/alert_rule_reader.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package alerting
 
 import (
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/bus"
 	m "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models"
 )
 
@@ -11,25 +12,35 @@ type RuleReader interface {
 type AlertRuleReader struct{}
 
 func (this AlertRuleReader) Fetch() []m.AlertRule {
-	return []m.AlertRule{
-		//{Id: 1, Title: "alert rule 1", Interval: "10s", Frequency: 10},
-		//{Id: 2, Title: "alert rule 2", Interval: "10s", Frequency: 10},
-		//{Id: 3, Title: "alert rule 3", Interval: "10s", Frequency: 10},
-		//{Id: 4, Title: "alert rule 4", Interval: "10s", Frequency: 5},
-		//{Id: 5, Title: "alert rule 5", Interval: "10s", Frequency: 5},
-		{
-			Id:           1,
-			OrgId:        1,
-			Title:        "alert rule 1",
-			Frequency:    3,
-			DatasourceId: 1,
-			WarnOperator: "<",
-			WarnLevel:    3,
-			CritOperator: "<",
-			CritLevel:    4,
-			Aggregator:   "avg",
-			Query:        `{"refId":"A","target":"statsd.fakesite.counters.session_start.*.count","textEditor":true}"`,
-			QueryRange:   3600,
-		},
+	/*
+		return []m.AlertRule{
+			//{Id: 1, Title: "alert rule 1", Interval: "10s", Frequency: 10},
+			//{Id: 2, Title: "alert rule 2", Interval: "10s", Frequency: 10},
+			//{Id: 3, Title: "alert rule 3", Interval: "10s", Frequency: 10},
+			//{Id: 4, Title: "alert rule 4", Interval: "10s", Frequency: 5},
+			//{Id: 5, Title: "alert rule 5", Interval: "10s", Frequency: 5},
+			{
+				Id:           1,
+				OrgId:        1,
+				Title:        "alert rule 1",
+				Frequency:    3,
+				DatasourceId: 1,
+				WarnOperator: "<",
+				WarnLevel:    3,
+				CritOperator: "<",
+				CritLevel:    4,
+				Aggregator:   "avg",
+				Query:        `{"refId":"A","target":"statsd.fakesite.counters.session_start.*.count","textEditor":true}"`,
+				QueryRange:   3600,
+			},
+		}
+	*/
+
+	cmd := &m.GetAlertsQuery{
+		OrgId: 1,
 	}
+
+	bus.Dispatch(cmd)
+
+	return cmd.Result
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/alerting/executor.go b/pkg/services/alerting/executor.go
index ef2b001a638..d950b4b2821 100644
--- a/pkg/services/alerting/executor.go
+++ b/pkg/services/alerting/executor.go
@@ -48,11 +48,13 @@ func (this *ExecutorImpl) ValidateRule(rule m.AlertRule, series m.TimeSeriesSlic
 
 		var aggValue = aggregator[rule.Aggregator](serie)
 
-		if operators[rule.CritOperator](float64(rule.CritLevel), aggValue) {
+		//if operators[rule.CritOperator](float64(rule.CritLevel), aggValue) {
+		if operators[rule.CritOperator](aggValue, float64(rule.CritLevel)) {
 			return &AlertResult{State: m.AlertStateCritical, Id: rule.Id, ActualValue: aggValue}
 		}
 
-		if operators[rule.WarnOperator](float64(rule.WarnLevel), aggValue) {
+		//if operators[rule.WarnOperator](float64(rule.WarnLevel), aggValue) {
+		if operators[rule.WarnOperator](aggValue, float64(rule.WarnLevel)) {
 			return &AlertResult{State: m.AlertStateWarn, Id: rule.Id, ActualValue: aggValue}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/services/alerting/executor_test.go b/pkg/services/alerting/executor_test.go
index 102655ce5e2..d43833351af 100644
--- a/pkg/services/alerting/executor_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/alerting/executor_test.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func TestAlertingExecutor(t *testing.T) {
 		executor := &ExecutorImpl{}
 
 		Convey("Show return ok since avg is above 2", func() {
-			rule := m.AlertRule{CritLevel: 10, CritOperator: "<", Aggregator: "sum"}
+			rule := m.AlertRule{CritLevel: 10, CritOperator: ">", Aggregator: "sum"}
 
 			timeSeries := []*m.TimeSeries{
 				m.NewTimeSeries("test1", [][2]float64{{2, 0}}),
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func TestAlertingExecutor(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 
 		Convey("Show return critical since below 2", func() {
-			rule := m.AlertRule{CritLevel: 10, CritOperator: ">", Aggregator: "sum"}
+			rule := m.AlertRule{CritLevel: 10, CritOperator: "<", Aggregator: "sum"}
 
 			timeSeries := []*m.TimeSeries{
 				m.NewTimeSeries("test1", [][2]float64{{2, 0}}),
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func TestAlertingExecutor(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 
 		Convey("Show return critical since sum is above 10", func() {
-			rule := m.AlertRule{CritLevel: 10, CritOperator: "<", Aggregator: "sum"}
+			rule := m.AlertRule{CritLevel: 10, CritOperator: ">", Aggregator: "sum"}
 
 			timeSeries := []*m.TimeSeries{
 				m.NewTimeSeries("test1", [][2]float64{{9, 0}, {9, 0}}),
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func TestAlertingExecutor(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 
 		Convey("Show return ok since avg is below 10", func() {
-			rule := m.AlertRule{CritLevel: 10, CritOperator: "<", Aggregator: "avg"}
+			rule := m.AlertRule{CritLevel: 10, CritOperator: ">", Aggregator: "avg"}
 
 			timeSeries := []*m.TimeSeries{
 				m.NewTimeSeries("test1", [][2]float64{{9, 0}, {9, 0}}),
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func TestAlertingExecutor(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 
 		Convey("Show return ok since min is below 10", func() {
-			rule := m.AlertRule{CritLevel: 10, CritOperator: "<", Aggregator: "min"}
+			rule := m.AlertRule{CritLevel: 10, CritOperator: ">", Aggregator: "min"}
 
 			timeSeries := []*m.TimeSeries{
 				m.NewTimeSeries("test1", [][2]float64{{11, 0}, {9, 0}}),
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func TestAlertingExecutor(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 
 		Convey("Show return ok since max is above 10", func() {
-			rule := m.AlertRule{CritLevel: 10, CritOperator: "<", Aggregator: "max"}
+			rule := m.AlertRule{CritLevel: 10, CritOperator: ">", Aggregator: "max"}
 
 			timeSeries := []*m.TimeSeries{
 				m.NewTimeSeries("test1", [][2]float64{{1, 0}, {11, 0}}),
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/partials/tab_alerting.html b/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/partials/tab_alerting.html
index db04ef8e8e1..12e27d9e63f 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/partials/tab_alerting.html
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/partials/tab_alerting.html
@@ -45,15 +45,15 @@
     </div>
 
     <div class="gf-form">
-      <span class="gf-form-label width-10">Query range</span>
-      <input class="gf-form-input max-width-10" type="text"
-        ng-model="ctrl.panel.alerting.queryRange" placeholder="10m"></input>
+      <span class="gf-form-label width-10">Query range  (seconds)</span>
+      <input class="gf-form-input max-width-10" type="number"
+        ng-model="ctrl.panel.alerting.queryRange" placeholder="3600"></input>
     </div>
 
     <div class="gf-form">
-      <span class="gf-form-label width-10">Interval</span>
-      <input class="gf-form-input max-width-10" type="text"
-        ng-model="ctrl.panel.alerting.interval" placeholder="10s"></input>
+      <span class="gf-form-label width-10">Frequency (seconds)</span>
+      <input class="gf-form-input max-width-10" type="number"
+        ng-model="ctrl.panel.alerting.interval" placeholder="60"></input>
     </div>
   </div>
   <div class="gf-form-group section">