diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api.go
index 2a59a387a71..a64825f2704 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/datasourceproxy"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/datasources"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/featuremgmt"
-	apimodels "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert/backtesting"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert/eval"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert/metrics"
@@ -34,28 +33,6 @@ type ExternalAlertmanagerProvider interface {
 	DroppedAlertmanagersFor(orgID int64) []*url.URL
 }
 
-type Alertmanager interface {
-	// Configuration
-	SaveAndApplyConfig(ctx context.Context, config *apimodels.PostableUserConfig) error
-	SaveAndApplyDefaultConfig(ctx context.Context) error
-	GetStatus() apimodels.GettableStatus
-
-	// Silences
-	CreateSilence(ps *apimodels.PostableSilence) (string, error)
-	DeleteSilence(silenceID string) error
-	GetSilence(silenceID string) (apimodels.GettableSilence, error)
-	ListSilences(filter []string) (apimodels.GettableSilences, error)
-
-	// Alerts
-	GetAlerts(active, silenced, inhibited bool, filter []string, receiver string) (apimodels.GettableAlerts, error)
-	GetAlertGroups(active, silenced, inhibited bool, filter []string, receiver string) (apimodels.AlertGroups, error)
-
-	// Receivers
-	GetReceivers(ctx context.Context) []apimodels.Receiver
-	TestReceivers(ctx context.Context, c apimodels.TestReceiversConfigBodyParams) (*notifier.TestReceiversResult, error)
-	TestTemplate(ctx context.Context, c apimodels.TestTemplatesConfigBodyParams) (*notifier.TestTemplatesResults, error)
-}
-
 type AlertingStore interface {
 	GetLatestAlertmanagerConfiguration(ctx context.Context, query *models.GetLatestAlertmanagerConfigurationQuery) (*models.AlertConfiguration, error)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_alertmanager.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_alertmanager.go
index 95c98ff10ad..9b680b6ba21 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_alertmanager.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_alertmanager.go
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ func newTestTemplateResult(res *notifier.TestTemplatesResults) apimodels.TestTem
 	return apiRes
 }
 
-func (srv AlertmanagerSrv) AlertmanagerFor(orgID int64) (Alertmanager, *response.NormalResponse) {
+func (srv AlertmanagerSrv) AlertmanagerFor(orgID int64) (notifier.Alertmanager, *response.NormalResponse) {
 	am, err := srv.mam.AlertmanagerFor(orgID)
 	if err == nil {
 		return am, nil
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_alertmanager_test.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_alertmanager_test.go
index 9536065db46..e27caf0e5fe 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_alertmanager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_alertmanager_test.go
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func TestAlertmanagerConfig(t *testing.T) {
 
 		am, err := sut.mam.AlertmanagerFor(1)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		hash := am.Base.ConfigHash()
+		hash := am.ConfigHash()
 
 		getResponse := sut.RouteGetAlertingConfig(&rc)
 		require.Equal(t, 200, getResponse.Status())
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ func TestAlertmanagerConfig(t *testing.T) {
 
 		am, err = sut.mam.AlertmanagerFor(1)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		newHash := am.Base.ConfigHash()
+		newHash := am.ConfigHash()
 		require.Equal(t, hash, newHash)
 	})
 
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/alertmanager.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/alertmanager.go
index 5eb4bcfcaa8..53d86909ca8 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/alertmanager.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/alertmanager.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ type AlertingStore interface {
 	store.ImageStore
 }
 
-type Alertmanager struct {
+type alertmanager struct {
 	Base   *alertingNotify.GrafanaAlertmanager
 	logger log.Logger
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (m maintenanceOptions) MaintenanceFunc(state alertingNotify.State) (int64,
 
 func newAlertmanager(ctx context.Context, orgID int64, cfg *setting.Cfg, store AlertingStore, kvStore kvstore.KVStore,
 	peer alertingNotify.ClusterPeer, decryptFn alertingNotify.GetDecryptedValueFn, ns notifications.Service,
-	m *metrics.Alertmanager) (*Alertmanager, error) {
+	m *metrics.Alertmanager) (*alertmanager, error) {
 	workingPath := filepath.Join(cfg.DataPath, workingDir, strconv.Itoa(int(orgID)))
 	fileStore := NewFileStore(orgID, kvStore, workingPath)
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func newAlertmanager(ctx context.Context, orgID int64, cfg *setting.Cfg, store A
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	am := &Alertmanager{
+	am := &alertmanager{
 		Base:                gam,
 		ConfigMetrics:       m.AlertmanagerConfigMetrics,
 		Settings:            cfg,
@@ -148,20 +148,20 @@ func newAlertmanager(ctx context.Context, orgID int64, cfg *setting.Cfg, store A
 	return am, nil
 }
 
-func (am *Alertmanager) Ready() bool {
+func (am *alertmanager) Ready() bool {
 	// We consider AM as ready only when the config has been
 	// applied at least once successfully. Until then, some objects
 	// can still be nil.
 	return am.Base.Ready()
 }
 
-func (am *Alertmanager) StopAndWait() {
+func (am *alertmanager) StopAndWait() {
 	am.Base.StopAndWait()
 }
 
 // SaveAndApplyDefaultConfig saves the default configuration to the database and applies it to the Alertmanager.
 // It rolls back the save if we fail to apply the configuration.
-func (am *Alertmanager) SaveAndApplyDefaultConfig(ctx context.Context) error {
+func (am *alertmanager) SaveAndApplyDefaultConfig(ctx context.Context) error {
 	var outerErr error
 	am.Base.WithLock(func() {
 		cmd := &ngmodels.SaveAlertmanagerConfigurationCmd{
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func (am *Alertmanager) SaveAndApplyDefaultConfig(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 // SaveAndApplyConfig saves the configuration the database and applies the configuration to the Alertmanager.
 // It rollbacks the save if we fail to apply the configuration.
-func (am *Alertmanager) SaveAndApplyConfig(ctx context.Context, cfg *apimodels.PostableUserConfig) error {
+func (am *alertmanager) SaveAndApplyConfig(ctx context.Context, cfg *apimodels.PostableUserConfig) error {
 	rawConfig, err := json.Marshal(&cfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to serialize to the Alertmanager configuration: %w", err)
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ func (am *Alertmanager) SaveAndApplyConfig(ctx context.Context, cfg *apimodels.P
 }
 
 // ApplyConfig applies the configuration to the Alertmanager.
-func (am *Alertmanager) ApplyConfig(ctx context.Context, dbCfg *ngmodels.AlertConfiguration) error {
+func (am *alertmanager) ApplyConfig(ctx context.Context, dbCfg *ngmodels.AlertConfiguration) error {
 	var err error
 	cfg, err := Load([]byte(dbCfg.AlertmanagerConfiguration))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ type AggregateMatchersUsage struct {
 	ObjectMatchers int
 }
 
-func (am *Alertmanager) updateConfigMetrics(cfg *apimodels.PostableUserConfig) {
+func (am *alertmanager) updateConfigMetrics(cfg *apimodels.PostableUserConfig) {
 	var amu AggregateMatchersUsage
 	am.aggregateRouteMatchers(cfg.AlertmanagerConfig.Route, &amu)
 	am.aggregateInhibitMatchers(cfg.AlertmanagerConfig.InhibitRules, &amu)
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ func (am *Alertmanager) updateConfigMetrics(cfg *apimodels.PostableUserConfig) {
 	am.ConfigMetrics.ObjectMatchers.Set(float64(amu.ObjectMatchers))
 }
 
-func (am *Alertmanager) aggregateRouteMatchers(r *apimodels.Route, amu *AggregateMatchersUsage) {
+func (am *alertmanager) aggregateRouteMatchers(r *apimodels.Route, amu *AggregateMatchersUsage) {
 	amu.Matchers += len(r.Matchers)
 	amu.MatchRE += len(r.MatchRE)
 	amu.Match += len(r.Match)
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ func (am *Alertmanager) aggregateRouteMatchers(r *apimodels.Route, amu *Aggregat
 	}
 }
 
-func (am *Alertmanager) aggregateInhibitMatchers(rules []config.InhibitRule, amu *AggregateMatchersUsage) {
+func (am *alertmanager) aggregateInhibitMatchers(rules []config.InhibitRule, amu *AggregateMatchersUsage) {
 	for _, r := range rules {
 		amu.Matchers += len(r.SourceMatchers)
 		amu.Matchers += len(r.TargetMatchers)
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ func (am *Alertmanager) aggregateInhibitMatchers(rules []config.InhibitRule, amu
 // applyConfig applies a new configuration by re-initializing all components using the configuration provided.
 // It returns a boolean indicating whether the user config was changed and an error.
 // It is not safe to call concurrently.
-func (am *Alertmanager) applyConfig(cfg *apimodels.PostableUserConfig, rawConfig []byte) (bool, error) {
+func (am *alertmanager) applyConfig(cfg *apimodels.PostableUserConfig, rawConfig []byte) (bool, error) {
 	// First, let's make sure this config is not already loaded
 	var amConfigChanged bool
 	if rawConfig == nil {
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ func (am *Alertmanager) applyConfig(cfg *apimodels.PostableUserConfig, rawConfig
 }
 
 // applyAndMarkConfig applies a configuration and marks it as applied if no errors occur.
-func (am *Alertmanager) applyAndMarkConfig(ctx context.Context, hash string, cfg *apimodels.PostableUserConfig, rawConfig []byte) error {
+func (am *alertmanager) applyAndMarkConfig(ctx context.Context, hash string, cfg *apimodels.PostableUserConfig, rawConfig []byte) error {
 	configChanged, err := am.applyConfig(cfg, rawConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -348,12 +348,12 @@ func (am *Alertmanager) applyAndMarkConfig(ctx context.Context, hash string, cfg
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (am *Alertmanager) AppURL() string {
+func (am *alertmanager) AppURL() string {
 	return am.Settings.AppURL
 }
 
 // buildReceiverIntegrations builds a list of integration notifiers off of a receiver config.
-func (am *Alertmanager) buildReceiverIntegrations(receiver *alertingNotify.APIReceiver, tmpl *alertingTemplates.Template) ([]*alertingNotify.Integration, error) {
+func (am *alertmanager) buildReceiverIntegrations(receiver *alertingNotify.APIReceiver, tmpl *alertingTemplates.Template) ([]*alertingNotify.Integration, error) {
 	receiverCfg, err := alertingNotify.BuildReceiverConfiguration(context.Background(), receiver, am.decryptFn)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ func (am *Alertmanager) buildReceiverIntegrations(receiver *alertingNotify.APIRe
 }
 
 // PutAlerts receives the alerts and then sends them through the corresponding route based on whenever the alert has a receiver embedded or not
-func (am *Alertmanager) PutAlerts(postableAlerts apimodels.PostableAlerts) error {
+func (am *alertmanager) PutAlerts(postableAlerts apimodels.PostableAlerts) error {
 	alerts := make(alertingNotify.PostableAlerts, 0, len(postableAlerts.PostableAlerts))
 	for _, pa := range postableAlerts.PostableAlerts {
 		alerts = append(alerts, &alertingNotify.PostableAlert{
@@ -395,6 +395,18 @@ func (am *Alertmanager) PutAlerts(postableAlerts apimodels.PostableAlerts) error
 	return am.Base.PutAlerts(alerts)
 }
 
+func (am *alertmanager) ConfigHash() [16]byte {
+	return am.Base.ConfigHash()
+}
+
+func (am *alertmanager) OrgID() int64 {
+	return am.orgID
+}
+
+func (am *alertmanager) FileStore() *FileStore {
+	return am.fileStore
+}
+
 // AlertValidationError is the error capturing the validation errors
 // faced on the alerts.
 type AlertValidationError struct {
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/alertmanager_test.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/alertmanager_test.go
index d22f51069e4..6b9569c99c5 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/alertmanager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/alertmanager_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/setting"
 )
 
-func setupAMTest(t *testing.T) *Alertmanager {
+func setupAMTest(t *testing.T) *alertmanager {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 	cfg := &setting.Cfg{
 		DataPath: dir,
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/alerts.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/alerts.go
index c74eb8d31c7..77200dd797a 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/alerts.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/alerts.go
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import (
 	alertingNotify "github.com/grafana/alerting/notify"
 )
 
-func (am *Alertmanager) GetAlerts(active, silenced, inhibited bool, filter []string, receivers string) (alertingNotify.GettableAlerts, error) {
+func (am *alertmanager) GetAlerts(active, silenced, inhibited bool, filter []string, receivers string) (alertingNotify.GettableAlerts, error) {
 	return am.Base.GetAlerts(active, silenced, inhibited, filter, receivers)
 }
 
-func (am *Alertmanager) GetAlertGroups(active, silenced, inhibited bool, filter []string, receivers string) (alertingNotify.AlertGroups, error) {
+func (am *alertmanager) GetAlertGroups(active, silenced, inhibited bool, filter []string, receivers string) (alertingNotify.AlertGroups, error) {
 	return am.Base.GetAlertGroups(active, silenced, inhibited, filter, receivers)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/multiorg_alertmanager.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/multiorg_alertmanager.go
index 1b7a5440fdb..d4a052dc35e 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/multiorg_alertmanager.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/multiorg_alertmanager.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/kvstore"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/log"
+	apimodels "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert/metrics"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert/models"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert/store"
@@ -29,12 +30,43 @@ var (
 	ErrAlertmanagerNotReady = fmt.Errorf("Alertmanager is not ready yet")
 )
 
+type Alertmanager interface {
+	// Configuration
+	SaveAndApplyConfig(ctx context.Context, config *apimodels.PostableUserConfig) error
+	SaveAndApplyDefaultConfig(ctx context.Context) error
+	GetStatus() apimodels.GettableStatus
+
+	// Silences
+	CreateSilence(*apimodels.PostableSilence) (string, error)
+	DeleteSilence(string) error
+	GetSilence(string) (apimodels.GettableSilence, error)
+	ListSilences([]string) (apimodels.GettableSilences, error)
+
+	// Alerts
+	GetAlerts(active, silenced, inhibited bool, filter []string, receiver string) (apimodels.GettableAlerts, error)
+	GetAlertGroups(active, silenced, inhibited bool, filter []string, receiver string) (apimodels.AlertGroups, error)
+	PutAlerts(postableAlerts apimodels.PostableAlerts) error
+
+	// Receivers
+	GetReceivers(ctx context.Context) []apimodels.Receiver
+	TestReceivers(ctx context.Context, c apimodels.TestReceiversConfigBodyParams) (*TestReceiversResult, error)
+	TestTemplate(ctx context.Context, c apimodels.TestTemplatesConfigBodyParams) (*TestTemplatesResults, error)
+	ApplyConfig(context.Context, *models.AlertConfiguration) error
+
+	// State
+	StopAndWait()
+	Ready() bool
+	FileStore() *FileStore
+	OrgID() int64
+	ConfigHash() [16]byte
+}
+
 type MultiOrgAlertmanager struct {
 	Crypto    Crypto
 	ProvStore provisioningStore
 
 	alertmanagersMtx sync.RWMutex
-	alertmanagers    map[int64]*Alertmanager
+	alertmanagers    map[int64]Alertmanager
 
 	settings *setting.Cfg
 	logger   log.Logger
@@ -63,7 +95,7 @@ func NewMultiOrgAlertmanager(cfg *setting.Cfg, configStore AlertingStore, orgSto
 
 		logger:        l,
 		settings:      cfg,
-		alertmanagers: map[int64]*Alertmanager{},
+		alertmanagers: map[int64]Alertmanager{},
 		configStore:   configStore,
 		orgStore:      orgStore,
 		kvStore:       kvStore,
@@ -244,7 +276,7 @@ func (moa *MultiOrgAlertmanager) SyncAlertmanagersForOrgs(ctx context.Context, o
 		moa.alertmanagers[orgID] = alertmanager
 	}
 
-	amsToStop := map[int64]*Alertmanager{}
+	amsToStop := map[int64]Alertmanager{}
 	for orgId, am := range moa.alertmanagers {
 		if _, exists := orgsFound[orgId]; !exists {
 			amsToStop[orgId] = am
@@ -261,7 +293,7 @@ func (moa *MultiOrgAlertmanager) SyncAlertmanagersForOrgs(ctx context.Context, o
 		am.StopAndWait()
 		moa.logger.Info("Stopped Alertmanager", "org", orgID)
 		// Cleanup all the remaining resources from this alertmanager.
-		am.fileStore.CleanUp()
+		am.FileStore().CleanUp()
 	}
 
 	// We look for orphan directories and remove them. Orphan directories can
@@ -348,7 +380,7 @@ func (moa *MultiOrgAlertmanager) StopAndWait() {
 // AlertmanagerFor returns the Alertmanager instance for the organization provided.
 // When the organization does not have an active Alertmanager, it returns a ErrNoAlertmanagerForOrg.
 // When the Alertmanager of the organization is not ready, it returns a ErrAlertmanagerNotReady.
-func (moa *MultiOrgAlertmanager) AlertmanagerFor(orgID int64) (*Alertmanager, error) {
+func (moa *MultiOrgAlertmanager) AlertmanagerFor(orgID int64) (Alertmanager, error) {
 	moa.alertmanagersMtx.RLock()
 	defer moa.alertmanagersMtx.RUnlock()
 
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/multiorg_alertmanager_test.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/multiorg_alertmanager_test.go
index 7710a0783d1..93b6ac1a715 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/multiorg_alertmanager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/multiorg_alertmanager_test.go
@@ -285,9 +285,9 @@ func TestMultiOrgAlertmanager_AlertmanagerFor(t *testing.T) {
 	{
 		am, err := mam.AlertmanagerFor(2)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, *am.GetStatus().VersionInfo.Version, "N/A")
-		require.Equal(t, am.orgID, int64(2))
-		require.NotNil(t, am.Base.ConfigHash())
+		require.Equal(t, "N/A", *am.GetStatus().VersionInfo.Version)
+		require.Equal(t, int64(2), am.OrgID())
+		require.NotNil(t, am.ConfigHash())
 	}
 
 	// Let's now remove the previous queried organization.
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/receivers.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/receivers.go
index 5cc12f15f86..ed10dcf4e3d 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/receivers.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/receivers.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type TestReceiverConfigResult struct {
 	Error  error
 }
 
-func (am *Alertmanager) TestReceivers(ctx context.Context, c apimodels.TestReceiversConfigBodyParams) (*TestReceiversResult, error) {
+func (am *alertmanager) TestReceivers(ctx context.Context, c apimodels.TestReceiversConfigBodyParams) (*TestReceiversResult, error) {
 	receivers := make([]*alertingNotify.APIReceiver, 0, len(c.Receivers))
 	for _, r := range c.Receivers {
 		integrations := make([]*alertingNotify.GrafanaIntegrationConfig, 0, len(r.GrafanaManagedReceivers))
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func (am *Alertmanager) TestReceivers(ctx context.Context, c apimodels.TestRecei
 	}, err
 }
 
-func (am *Alertmanager) GetReceivers(_ context.Context) []apimodels.Receiver {
+func (am *alertmanager) GetReceivers(_ context.Context) []apimodels.Receiver {
 	apiReceivers := make([]apimodels.Receiver, 0, len(am.Base.GetReceivers()))
 	for _, rcv := range am.Base.GetReceivers() {
 		// Build integrations slice for each receiver.
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/silences.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/silences.go
index bbc57bba855..de1acb4a533 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/silences.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/silences.go
@@ -4,18 +4,18 @@ import (
 	alertingNotify "github.com/grafana/alerting/notify"
 )
 
-func (am *Alertmanager) ListSilences(filter []string) (alertingNotify.GettableSilences, error) {
+func (am *alertmanager) ListSilences(filter []string) (alertingNotify.GettableSilences, error) {
 	return am.Base.ListSilences(filter)
 }
 
-func (am *Alertmanager) GetSilence(silenceID string) (alertingNotify.GettableSilence, error) {
+func (am *alertmanager) GetSilence(silenceID string) (alertingNotify.GettableSilence, error) {
 	return am.Base.GetSilence(silenceID)
 }
 
-func (am *Alertmanager) CreateSilence(ps *alertingNotify.PostableSilence) (string, error) {
+func (am *alertmanager) CreateSilence(ps *alertingNotify.PostableSilence) (string, error) {
 	return am.Base.CreateSilence(ps)
 }
 
-func (am *Alertmanager) DeleteSilence(silenceID string) error {
+func (am *alertmanager) DeleteSilence(silenceID string) error {
 	return am.Base.DeleteSilence(silenceID)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/status.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/status.go
index 05678c279a1..bae821f6d40 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/status.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/status.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // TODO: We no longer do apimodels at this layer, move it to the API.
-func (am *Alertmanager) GetStatus() apimodels.GettableStatus {
+func (am *alertmanager) GetStatus() apimodels.GettableStatus {
 	config := &apimodels.PostableUserConfig{}
 	status := am.Base.GetStatus()
 	if status == nil {
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/templates.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/templates.go
index ccd8ecdb7df..e17374f9007 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/templates.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/templates.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ var (
 
 // TestTemplate tests the given template string against the given alerts. Existing templates are used to provide context for the test.
 // If an existing template of the same filename as the one being tested is found, it will not be used as context.
-func (am *Alertmanager) TestTemplate(ctx context.Context, c apimodels.TestTemplatesConfigBodyParams) (*TestTemplatesResults, error) {
+func (am *alertmanager) TestTemplate(ctx context.Context, c apimodels.TestTemplatesConfigBodyParams) (*TestTemplatesResults, error) {
 	for _, alert := range c.Alerts {
 		addDefaultLabelsAndAnnotations(alert)
 	}