diff --git a/packages/kbn-alerts-ui-shared/src/common/apis/update_rule/update_rule.test.ts b/packages/kbn-alerts-ui-shared/src/common/apis/update_rule/update_rule.test.ts
index 28a0c39c998df..7cb64b51427e0 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-alerts-ui-shared/src/common/apis/update_rule/update_rule.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-alerts-ui-shared/src/common/apis/update_rule/update_rule.test.ts
@@ -114,13 +114,9 @@ describe('updateRule', () => {
         },
       ],
     });
-    expect(http.put.mock.calls[0]).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-      Array [
-        "/api/alerting/rule/12%2F3",
-        Object {
-          "body": "{\\"name\\":\\"test\\",\\"tags\\":[\\"foo\\"],\\"schedule\\":{\\"interval\\":\\"1m\\"},\\"params\\":{},\\"actions\\":[],\\"alert_delay\\":{\\"active\\":10}}",
-        },
-      ]
-    `);
+
+    expect(http.put).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/alerting/rule/12%2F3', {
+      body: '{"name":"test","tags":["foo"],"schedule":{"interval":"1m"},"params":{},"actions":[{"group":"default","id":"2","params":{},"frequency":{"notify_when":"onActionGroupChange","throttle":null,"summary":false},"use_alert_data_for_template":false},{"id":".test-system-action","params":{}}],"alert_delay":{"active":10}}',
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/kbn-alerts-ui-shared/src/common/apis/update_rule/update_rule.ts b/packages/kbn-alerts-ui-shared/src/common/apis/update_rule/update_rule.ts
index 7d9dbf71211ee..841778eaa52ee 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-alerts-ui-shared/src/common/apis/update_rule/update_rule.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-alerts-ui-shared/src/common/apis/update_rule/update_rule.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export async function updateRule({
   const res = await http.put<AsApiContract<Rule>>(
     `${BASE_ALERTING_API_PATH}/rule/${encodeURIComponent(id)}`,
     {
-      body: JSON.stringify(transformUpdateRuleBody(pick(rule, UPDATE_FIELDS))),
+      body: JSON.stringify(transformUpdateRuleBody(pick(rule, UPDATE_FIELDS_WITH_ACTIONS))),
     }
   );
   return transformRule(res);