diff --git a/alerting/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/alerts/AlertMover.kt b/alerting/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/alerts/AlertMover.kt
index c7742d1c7..dfe3be6f0 100644
--- a/alerting/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/alerts/AlertMover.kt
+++ b/alerting/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/alerts/AlertMover.kt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import org.opensearch.common.xcontent.XContentParserUtils
 import org.opensearch.common.xcontent.XContentType
 import org.opensearch.commons.alerting.model.Alert
 import org.opensearch.commons.alerting.model.CompositeInput
+import org.opensearch.commons.alerting.model.DataSources
 import org.opensearch.commons.alerting.model.Monitor
 import org.opensearch.commons.alerting.model.ScheduledJob
 import org.opensearch.commons.alerting.model.Workflow
@@ -166,9 +167,7 @@ class AlertMover {
                                         monitorCtx.xContentRegistry!!,
                                         response = getResponse
                                     )
-                                /** check if alert index is initialized **/
-                                if (monitorCtx.alertIndices!!.isAlertInitialized(monitor.dataSources) == false)
-                                    return
+
                                 alertIndex = monitor.dataSources.alertsIndex
                                 alertHistoryIndex =
                                     if (monitor.dataSources.alertsHistoryIndex == null) alertHistoryIndex
@@ -181,8 +180,12 @@ class AlertMover {
                     }
                 }
             }
+            val dataSources = DataSources().copy(alertsHistoryIndex = alertHistoryIndex, alertsIndex = alertIndex)
+            /** check if alert index is initialized **/
+            if (monitorCtx.alertIndices!!.isAlertInitialized(dataSources) == false)
+                return
             val boolQuery = QueryBuilders.boolQuery()
-                .filter(QueryBuilders.termQuery(Alert.WORKFLOW_ID_FIELD, workflowId))
+                .must(QueryBuilders.termQuery(Alert.WORKFLOW_ID_FIELD, workflowId))
 
             if (workflow != null) {
                 boolQuery.mustNot(QueryBuilders.termsQuery(Alert.TRIGGER_ID_FIELD, workflow.triggers.map { it.id }))
diff --git a/alerting/src/test/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/AlertingRestTestCase.kt b/alerting/src/test/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/AlertingRestTestCase.kt
index a79d424b7..bdc568d24 100644
--- a/alerting/src/test/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/AlertingRestTestCase.kt
+++ b/alerting/src/test/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/AlertingRestTestCase.kt
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ import org.opensearch.common.xcontent.XContentFactory
 import org.opensearch.common.xcontent.XContentFactory.jsonBuilder
 import org.opensearch.common.xcontent.XContentParserUtils
 import org.opensearch.common.xcontent.XContentType
-import org.opensearch.common.xcontent.json.JsonXContent
 import org.opensearch.common.xcontent.json.JsonXContent.jsonXContent
 import org.opensearch.commons.alerting.action.GetFindingsResponse
 import org.opensearch.commons.alerting.model.Alert
@@ -662,9 +661,9 @@ abstract class AlertingRestTestCase : ODFERestTestCase() {
         val httpResponse = adminClient().makeRequest("GET", "/$indices/_search", StringEntity(request, APPLICATION_JSON))
         assertEquals("Search failed", RestStatus.OK, httpResponse.restStatus())
 
-        val searchResponse = SearchResponse.fromXContent(createParser(JsonXContent.jsonXContent, httpResponse.entity.content))
+        val searchResponse = SearchResponse.fromXContent(createParser(jsonXContent, httpResponse.entity.content))
         return searchResponse.hits.hits.map {
-            val xcp = createParser(JsonXContent.jsonXContent, it.sourceRef).also { it.nextToken() }
+            val xcp = createParser(jsonXContent, it.sourceRef).also { it.nextToken() }
             Alert.parse(xcp, it.id, it.version)
         }.filter { alert -> alert.monitorId == monitor.id }
     }
@@ -707,9 +706,9 @@ abstract class AlertingRestTestCase : ODFERestTestCase() {
         val httpResponse = adminClient().makeRequest("GET", "/$indices/_search", StringEntity(request, APPLICATION_JSON))
         assertEquals("Search failed", RestStatus.OK, httpResponse.restStatus())
 
-        val searchResponse = SearchResponse.fromXContent(createParser(JsonXContent.jsonXContent, httpResponse.entity.content))
+        val searchResponse = SearchResponse.fromXContent(createParser(jsonXContent, httpResponse.entity.content))
         return searchResponse.hits.hits.map {
-            val xcp = createParser(JsonXContent.jsonXContent, it.sourceRef).also { it.nextToken() }
+            val xcp = createParser(jsonXContent, it.sourceRef).also { it.nextToken() }
             Finding.parse(xcp)
         }.filter { finding -> finding.monitorId == monitor.id }
     }
@@ -732,9 +731,9 @@ abstract class AlertingRestTestCase : ODFERestTestCase() {
         val httpResponse = adminClient().makeRequest("GET", "/$indices/_search", searchParams, StringEntity(request, APPLICATION_JSON))
         assertEquals("Search failed", RestStatus.OK, httpResponse.restStatus())
 
-        val searchResponse = SearchResponse.fromXContent(createParser(JsonXContent.jsonXContent, httpResponse.entity.content))
+        val searchResponse = SearchResponse.fromXContent(createParser(jsonXContent, httpResponse.entity.content))
         return searchResponse.hits.hits.map {
-            val xcp = createParser(JsonXContent.jsonXContent, it.sourceRef).also { it.nextToken() }
+            val xcp = createParser(jsonXContent, it.sourceRef).also { it.nextToken() }
             Alert.parse(xcp, it.id, it.version)
         }
     }
@@ -1618,7 +1617,7 @@ abstract class AlertingRestTestCase : ODFERestTestCase() {
         )
         assertEquals("Unable to create a new monitor", RestStatus.CREATED, response.restStatus())
 
-        val workflowJson = JsonXContent.jsonXContent.createParser(
+        val workflowJson = jsonXContent.createParser(
             NamedXContentRegistry.EMPTY, LoggingDeprecationHandler.INSTANCE,
             response.entity.content
         ).map()
diff --git a/alerting/src/test/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/MonitorDataSourcesIT.kt b/alerting/src/test/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/MonitorDataSourcesIT.kt
index ff3180cd4..c19e8b556 100644
--- a/alerting/src/test/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/MonitorDataSourcesIT.kt
+++ b/alerting/src/test/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/MonitorDataSourcesIT.kt
@@ -5499,7 +5499,6 @@ class MonitorDataSourcesIT : AlertingSingleNodeTestCase() {
     }
 
     fun `test postIndex on workflow update with trigger deletion`() {
-        val monitorRunnerService = getInstanceFromNode(MonitorRunnerService.javaClass)
         val docQuery1 = DocLevelQuery(query = "test_field_1:\"us-west-2\"", name = "3")
         val docLevelInput1 = DocLevelMonitorInput("description", listOf(index), listOf(docQuery1))
         val trigger1 = randomDocumentLevelTrigger(condition = ALWAYS_RUN)
diff --git a/alerting/src/test/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/resthandler/WorkflowRestApiIT.kt b/alerting/src/test/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/resthandler/WorkflowRestApiIT.kt
index e7cc5eddb..ec128109f 100644
--- a/alerting/src/test/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/resthandler/WorkflowRestApiIT.kt
+++ b/alerting/src/test/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/resthandler/WorkflowRestApiIT.kt
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ class WorkflowRestApiIT : AlertingRestTestCase() {
             owner = "alerting",
             triggers = listOf(andTrigger)
         )
-        val workflowById = createWorkflow(workflow)!!
+        val workflowById = createWorkflow(workflow)
         assertNotNull(workflowById)
         val workflowId = workflowById.id