diff --git a/pkg/models/alerts.go b/pkg/models/alerts.go
index 4fffe1997a2..4a64d12ed8c 100644
--- a/pkg/models/alerts.go
+++ b/pkg/models/alerts.go
@@ -27,6 +27,25 @@ type AlertRule struct {
 	Updated time.Time `json:"updated"`
 }
 
+func (this *AlertRule) Equals(other AlertRule) bool {
+	result := false
+
+	result = result || this.Aggregator != other.Aggregator
+	result = result || this.CritLevel != other.CritLevel
+	result = result || this.WarnLevel != other.WarnLevel
+	result = result || this.WarnOperator != other.WarnOperator
+	result = result || this.CritOperator != other.CritOperator
+	result = result || this.Query != other.Query
+	result = result || this.QueryRefId != other.QueryRefId
+	result = result || this.Frequency != other.Frequency
+	result = result || this.Title != other.Title
+	result = result || this.Description != other.Description
+	result = result || this.QueryRange != other.QueryRange
+	//don't compare .State! That would be insane.
+
+	return result
+}
+
 type AlertingClusterInfo struct {
 	ServerId       string
 	ClusterSize    int
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/alert_rule.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/alert_rule.go
index 5015775bb0c..6674d2ec410 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/alert_rule.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/alert_rule.go
@@ -102,25 +102,6 @@ func DeleteAlertDefinition(dashboardId int64, sess *xorm.Session) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func alertIsDifferent(rule1, rule2 m.AlertRule) bool {
-	result := false
-
-	result = result || rule1.Aggregator != rule2.Aggregator
-	result = result || rule1.CritLevel != rule2.CritLevel
-	result = result || rule1.WarnLevel != rule2.WarnLevel
-	result = result || rule1.WarnOperator != rule2.WarnOperator
-	result = result || rule1.CritOperator != rule2.CritOperator
-	result = result || rule1.Query != rule2.Query
-	result = result || rule1.QueryRefId != rule2.QueryRefId
-	result = result || rule1.Frequency != rule2.Frequency
-	result = result || rule1.Title != rule2.Title
-	result = result || rule1.Description != rule2.Description
-	result = result || rule1.QueryRange != rule2.QueryRange
-	//don't compare .State! That would be insane.
-
-	return result
-}
-
 func SaveAlerts(cmd *m.SaveAlertsCommand) error {
 	return inTransaction(func(sess *xorm.Session) error {
 		alerts, err := GetAlertsByDashboardId2(cmd.DashboardId, sess)
@@ -149,7 +130,7 @@ func upsertAlerts(alerts []m.AlertRule, posted []m.AlertRule, sess *xorm.Session
 		}
 
 		if update {
-			if alertIsDifferent(alertToUpdate, alert) {
+			if alertToUpdate.Equals(alert) {
 				alert.Updated = time.Now()
 				alert.State = alertToUpdate.State
 				_, err := sess.Id(alert.Id).Update(&alert)
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/partials/tab_alerting.html b/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/partials/tab_alerting.html
index 12e27d9e63f..2a8c50b185a 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/partials/tab_alerting.html
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/partials/tab_alerting.html
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   <div class="gf-form-group section">
     <h5 class="section-heading">Aggregation settings</h5>
     <div class="gf-form">
-      <span class="gf-form-label width-10">Aggregation method</span>
+      <span class="gf-form-label width-12">Aggregation method</span>
       <div class="gf-form-select-wrapper max-width-10">
         <select class="gf-form-input"
           ng-model="ctrl.panel.alerting.aggregator"
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@
     </div>
 
     <div class="gf-form">
-      <span class="gf-form-label width-10">Query range  (seconds)</span>
+      <span class="gf-form-label width-12">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">Frequency (seconds)</span>
+      <span class="gf-form-label width-12">Frequency (seconds)</span>
       <input class="gf-form-input max-width-10" type="number"
         ng-model="ctrl.panel.alerting.interval" placeholder="60"></input>
     </div>