# Unable to edit custom Synthetics Alert in Kibana

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-edit-custom-synthetics-alert-in-kibana/365576>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-alerting\
**Created:** [August 26, 2024, 7:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-edit-custom-synthetics-alert-in-kibana/365576 "2024-08-26T19:48:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![DougR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dougr/32/48095_2.png) [@DougR](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DougR)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 7:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-edit-custom-synthetics-alert-in-kibana/365576/1 "2024-08-26T19:48:45Z")

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Elastic Cloud 8.15.0.

I am creating a few custom Synthetics rules using `monitor.tags` in the Action query to do some specific alert routing by environment. However, I have an issue: When I create a custom Synthetics alert, its behavior is like the default Synthetics alert - I am unable to go in and edit the rule that I just created.

I suspect that this is a bug, but I just wanted to confirm that I'm not missing something before I report it.

## Edit

When I go into the Monitors page, then select `Alerts and rules->Monitor status rule` (see screenshot) it selects the rule I just created, not the default:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/3/8/38a146227c1f0e7f560ec7b1e5e78cdebfc4ea12.png)

Shows...

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/d/e/deff189281eb94d7e4d3dee925c686f9c5c15e41.png)