diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/fr-FR.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/fr-FR.json
index ba03ddd298d5f..d1e0682fac22e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/fr-FR.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/fr-FR.json
@@ -39373,4 +39373,4 @@
     "xpack.painlessLab.walkthroughButtonLabel": "Présentation",
     "xpack.serverlessObservability.nav.getStarted": "Démarrer"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
index b2a00bc71bd43..582fe51373f9a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
@@ -39364,4 +39364,4 @@
     "xpack.painlessLab.walkthroughButtonLabel": "実地検証",
     "xpack.serverlessObservability.nav.getStarted": "使ってみる"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
index 5c97128b8c8f1..264c37f71ad83 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
@@ -39358,4 +39358,4 @@
     "xpack.painlessLab.walkthroughButtonLabel": "指导",
     "xpack.serverlessObservability.nav.getStarted": "开始使用"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/legacy_uptime/lib/alerts/status_check.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/legacy_uptime/lib/alerts/status_check.test.ts
index 8755427253369..9f35a9c6f6c73 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/legacy_uptime/lib/alerts/status_check.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/legacy_uptime/lib/alerts/status_check.test.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ const mockStatusAlertDocument = (
   return {
     fields: {
       ...mockCommonAlertDocumentFields(monitor.monitorInfo),
-      [ALERT_REASON]: `Monitor "First" from ${monitor.monitorInfo.observer?.geo?.name} failed ${count} times in the last ${interval}. Alert when > ${numTimes}. Checked at ${checkedAt}.`,
+      [ALERT_REASON]: `Monitor "First" from ${monitor.monitorInfo.observer?.geo?.name} failed ${count} times in the last ${interval}. Alert when >= ${numTimes}. Checked at ${checkedAt}.`,
     },
     id: getInstanceId(
       monitorInfo,
@@ -293,8 +293,8 @@ describe('status check alert', () => {
             "monitorUrl": "localhost:8080",
             "observerHostname": undefined,
             "observerLocation": "harrisburg",
-            "reason": "Monitor \\"First\\" from harrisburg failed 234 times in the last 15 mins. Alert when > 5. Checked at July 6, 2020 9:14 PM.",
-            "statusMessage": "failed 234 times in the last 15 mins. Alert when > 5.",
+            "reason": "Monitor \\"First\\" from harrisburg failed 234 times in the last 15 mins. Alert when >= 5. Checked at July 6, 2020 9:14 PM.",
+            "statusMessage": "failed 234 times in the last 15 mins. Alert when >= 5.",
           },
         ]
       `);
@@ -312,8 +312,8 @@ describe('status check alert', () => {
             "monitorUrl": "localhost:8080",
             "observerHostname": undefined,
             "observerLocation": "harrisburg",
-            "reason": "Monitor \\"First\\" from harrisburg failed 234 times in the last 15 mins. Alert when > 5. Checked at July 6, 2020 9:14 PM.",
-            "statusMessage": "failed 234 times in the last 15 mins. Alert when > 5.",
+            "reason": "Monitor \\"First\\" from harrisburg failed 234 times in the last 15 mins. Alert when >= 5. Checked at July 6, 2020 9:14 PM.",
+            "statusMessage": "failed 234 times in the last 15 mins. Alert when >= 5.",
             "viewInAppUrl": "http://localhost:5601/hfe/app/uptime/monitor/Zmlyc3Q=?dateRangeEnd=now&dateRangeStart=2022-03-17T13%3A13%3A33.755Z&filters=%5B%5B%22observer.geo.name%22%2C%5B%22harrisburg%22%5D%5D%5D",
           },
         ]
@@ -375,8 +375,8 @@ describe('status check alert', () => {
             "monitorUrl": "localhost:8080",
             "observerHostname": undefined,
             "observerLocation": "harrisburg",
-            "reason": "Monitor \\"First\\" from harrisburg failed 234 times in the last 15m. Alert when > 5. Checked at July 6, 2020 9:14 PM.",
-            "statusMessage": "failed 234 times in the last 15m. Alert when > 5.",
+            "reason": "Monitor \\"First\\" from harrisburg failed 234 times in the last 15m. Alert when >= 5. Checked at July 6, 2020 9:14 PM.",
+            "statusMessage": "failed 234 times in the last 15m. Alert when >= 5.",
           },
         ]
       `);
@@ -394,8 +394,8 @@ describe('status check alert', () => {
             "monitorUrl": "localhost:8080",
             "observerHostname": undefined,
             "observerLocation": "harrisburg",
-            "reason": "Monitor \\"First\\" from harrisburg failed 234 times in the last 15m. Alert when > 5. Checked at July 6, 2020 9:14 PM.",
-            "statusMessage": "failed 234 times in the last 15m. Alert when > 5.",
+            "reason": "Monitor \\"First\\" from harrisburg failed 234 times in the last 15m. Alert when >= 5. Checked at July 6, 2020 9:14 PM.",
+            "statusMessage": "failed 234 times in the last 15m. Alert when >= 5.",
             "viewInAppUrl": "http://localhost:5601/hfe/app/uptime/monitor/Zmlyc3Q=?dateRangeEnd=now&dateRangeStart=2022-03-17T13%3A13%3A33.755Z&filters=%5B%5B%22observer.geo.name%22%2C%5B%22harrisburg%22%5D%5D%5D",
           },
         ]
@@ -448,8 +448,8 @@ describe('status check alert', () => {
             "monitorUrl": "localhost:8080",
             "observerHostname": undefined,
             "observerLocation": "harrisburg",
-            "reason": "Monitor \\"First\\" from harrisburg failed 234 times in the last 14h. Alert when > 4. Checked at July 6, 2020 9:14 PM.",
-            "statusMessage": "failed 234 times in the last 14h. Alert when > 4.",
+            "reason": "Monitor \\"First\\" from harrisburg failed 234 times in the last 14h. Alert when >= 4. Checked at July 6, 2020 9:14 PM.",
+            "statusMessage": "failed 234 times in the last 14h. Alert when >= 4.",
           },
         ]
       `);
@@ -665,8 +665,8 @@ describe('status check alert', () => {
             "monitorUrl": "localhost:8080",
             "observerHostname": undefined,
             "observerLocation": "harrisburg",
-            "reason": "Monitor \\"First\\" from harrisburg failed 234 times in the last 15 mins. Alert when > 3. Checked at July 6, 2020 9:14 PM.",
-            "statusMessage": "failed 234 times in the last 15 mins. Alert when > 3.",
+            "reason": "Monitor \\"First\\" from harrisburg failed 234 times in the last 15 mins. Alert when >= 3. Checked at July 6, 2020 9:14 PM.",
+            "statusMessage": "failed 234 times in the last 15 mins. Alert when >= 3.",
           },
         ]
       `);
@@ -1476,7 +1476,7 @@ describe('status check alert', () => {
           numTimes: 10,
           interval: '30 days',
         })
-      ).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`"failed 235 times in the last 30 days. Alert when > 10."`);
+      ).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`"failed 235 times in the last 30 days. Alert when >= 10."`);
     });
 
     it('creates message for availability item', () => {
@@ -1539,7 +1539,7 @@ describe('status check alert', () => {
           }
         )
       ).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-        `"failed 235 times in the last 30 days. Alert when > 10. The 5 mins availability is 58.04%. Alert when < 90%."`
+        `"failed 235 times in the last 30 days. Alert when >= 10. The 5 mins availability is 58.04%. Alert when < 90%."`
       );
     });
   });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/legacy_uptime/lib/alerts/translations.ts b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/legacy_uptime/lib/alerts/translations.ts
index 4a0990384426e..e48b59e627688 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/legacy_uptime/lib/alerts/translations.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/legacy_uptime/lib/alerts/translations.ts
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ export const durationAnomalyTranslations = {
 export const statusCheckTranslations = {
   downMonitorsLabel: (count: number, interval: string, numTimes: number) =>
     i18n.translate('xpack.uptime.alerts.monitorStatus.actionVariables.down', {
-      defaultMessage: `failed {count} times in the last {interval}. Alert when > {numTimes}.`,
+      defaultMessage: `failed {count} times in the last {interval}. Alert when >= {numTimes}.`,
       values: {
         count,
         interval,