diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/alerts/server/task_runner/task_runner.ts b/x-pack/plugins/alerts/server/task_runner/task_runner.ts
index b3016d95c7f83..6bc6271dd6d5c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/alerts/server/task_runner/task_runner.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/alerts/server/task_runner/task_runner.ts
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ function generateNewAndRecoveredInstanceEvents(
 
   for (const id of recoveredAlertInstanceIds) {
     const { group: actionGroup, subgroup: actionSubgroup } =
-      originalAlertInstances[id].getLastScheduledActions() ?? {};
+      recoveredAlertInstances[id].getLastScheduledActions() ?? {};
     const message = `${params.alertLabel} instance '${id}' has recovered`;
     logInstanceEvent(id, EVENT_LOG_ACTIONS.recoveredInstance, message, actionGroup, actionSubgroup);
   }