diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/public/lib/alert_types/monitor_status.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/public/lib/alert_types/monitor_status.tsx
index e4da3eb9ef7ae..793b666a6c8e4 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/public/lib/alert_types/monitor_status.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/public/lib/alert_types/monitor_status.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export const initMonitorStatusAlertType: AlertTypeInitializer = ({
         validateFunc = validateMonitorStatusParams;
       })();
     }
-    return validateFunc && validateFunc(alertParams);
+    return validateFunc ? validateFunc(alertParams) : ({} as ValidationResult);
   },
   defaultActionMessage,
   requiresAppContext: false,