diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/common/alert_types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/apm/common/alert_types.ts
index 4fcdae9e459a8..51e1f88512965 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/common/alert_types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/common/alert_types.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export enum AlertType {
 export const ALERT_TYPES_CONFIG = {
   [AlertType.ErrorRate]: {
     name: i18n.translate('xpack.apm.errorRateAlert.name', {
-      defaultMessage: 'Error rate'
+      defaultMessage: 'Error rate threshold'
     }),
     actionGroups: [
       {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const ALERT_TYPES_CONFIG = {
   },
   [AlertType.TransactionDuration]: {
     name: i18n.translate('xpack.apm.transactionDurationAlert.name', {
-      defaultMessage: 'TransactionDuration'
+      defaultMessage: 'Transaction duration threshold'
     }),
     actionGroups: [
       {