diff --git a/plugin/api/alerting/message.go b/plugin/api/alerting/message.go
index fb57fe0b..00d13d7e 100644
--- a/plugin/api/alerting/message.go
+++ b/plugin/api/alerting/message.go
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ func (h *AlertAPI) ignoreAlertMessage(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request,
 			util.MustFromJSONBytes(stateBytes, message)
 			if message.Status == alerting.MessageStateAlerting {
 				message.Status = alerting.MessageStateIgnored
+				_ = kv.AddValue(alerting2.KVLastMessageState, []byte(msg.RuleID), util.MustToJSONBytes(message))
 			}
-			kv.AddValue(alerting2.KVLastMessageState, []byte(msg.RuleID), util.MustToJSONBytes(message))
 		}
 	}