diff --git a/public/plugin.tsx b/public/plugin.tsx
index 39fe93787..a5608592f 100644
--- a/public/plugin.tsx
+++ b/public/plugin.tsx
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export class AlertingPlugin implements Plugin<void, AlertingStart, AlertingSetup
         id: ALERTS_NAV_ID,
         title: 'Alerts',
         order: 9070,
-        category: DEFAULT_APP_CATEGORIES.configure,
+        category: DEFAULT_APP_CATEGORIES.detect,
         workspaceAvailability: WorkspaceAvailability.outsideWorkspace,
         mount: async (params: AppMountParameters) => {
           return mountWrapper(params, "/dashboard");