diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/alert/AlertManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/alert/AlertManagerImpl.java
index 05ed03a036d..fd24c02034a 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/alert/AlertManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/alert/AlertManagerImpl.java
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ public class AlertManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements AlertManager, Confi
         if (alertType == ALERT_TYPE_MEMORY) {
             return "ALERT.MEMORY";
         } else if (alertType == ALERT_TYPE_CPU) {
-            return "ALERT.MEMORY";
+            return "ALERT.CPU";
         } else if (alertType == ALERT_TYPE_STORAGE) {
             return "ALERT.STORAGE";
         } else if (alertType == ALERT_TYPE_STORAGE_ALLOCATED) {