diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/alerts/plugin/AlertsPlugin.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/alerts/plugin/AlertsPlugin.java
index 268ee125dcb..3f8d0ca7d64 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/alerts/plugin/AlertsPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/alerts/plugin/AlertsPlugin.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import static org.elasticsearch.common.settings.ImmutableSettings.settingsBuilde
 public class AlertsPlugin extends AbstractPlugin {
 
     public static final String ALERT_THREAD_POOL_NAME = "alerts";
-    public static final String SCHEDULER_THREAD_POOL_NAME = "alerts";
+    public static final String SCHEDULER_THREAD_POOL_NAME = "alerts_scheduler";
 
     @Override public String name() {
         return ALERT_THREAD_POOL_NAME;