diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/alerts/actions/AlertActionManager.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/alerts/actions/AlertActionManager.java
index 8d8f276ad99..173b2f6560e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/alerts/actions/AlertActionManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/alerts/actions/AlertActionManager.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.action.update.UpdateRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.alerts.Alert;
 import org.elasticsearch.alerts.AlertsStore;
 import org.elasticsearch.alerts.LoadingListener;
+import org.elasticsearch.alerts.plugin.AlertsPlugin;
 import org.elasticsearch.alerts.triggers.TriggerManager;
 import org.elasticsearch.alerts.triggers.TriggerResult;
 import org.elasticsearch.client.Client;
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ public class AlertActionManager extends AbstractComponent {
                         logger.debug("Stopping thread to read from the job queue");
                         return;
                     }
-                    threadPool.executor(ThreadPool.Names.MANAGEMENT).execute(new AlertHistoryRunnable(entry));
+                    threadPool.executor(AlertsPlugin.THREAD_POOL_NAME).execute(new AlertHistoryRunnable(entry));
                 }
             } catch (Throwable t) {
                 logger.error("Error during reader thread", t);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/alerts/plugin/AlertsPlugin.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/alerts/plugin/AlertsPlugin.java
index e289d22780a..8f30de75192 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/alerts/plugin/AlertsPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/alerts/plugin/AlertsPlugin.java
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ import static org.elasticsearch.common.settings.ImmutableSettings.settingsBuilde
 
 public class AlertsPlugin extends AbstractPlugin {
 
-    public static final String NAME = "alerts";
+    public static final String THREAD_POOL_NAME = "alerts";
 
     @Override public String name() {
-        return NAME;
+        return THREAD_POOL_NAME;
     }
 
     @Override public String description() {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class AlertsPlugin extends AbstractPlugin {
     @Override
     public Settings additionalSettings() {
         return settingsBuilder()
-                .put("threadpool."+ NAME + ".type","cached")
+                .put("threadpool."+ THREAD_POOL_NAME + ".type","cached")
                 .build();
     }