diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/alert.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/alert.go
index bc589f89c14..33a4cae53c2 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/alert.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/alert.go
@@ -100,13 +100,13 @@ func HandleAlertsQuery(query *m.GetAlertsQuery) error {
 		sql.WriteString(")")
 	}
 
+	sql.WriteString(" ORDER BY name ASC")
+
 	if query.Limit != 0 {
 		sql.WriteString(" LIMIT ?")
 		params = append(params, query.Limit)
 	}
 
-	sql.WriteString(" ORDER BY name ASC")
-
 	alerts := make([]*m.Alert, 0)
 	if err := x.Sql(sql.String(), params...).Find(&alerts); err != nil {
 		return err