diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a51db2a12..c0c12eca8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   1. [#1123](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/issues/1123): Widen single column results in data explorer
   1. [#1164](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/pull/1164): Restore ability to save raw queries to a Dashboard Cell
   1. [#1115](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/pull/1115): Fix Basepath issue where content would fail to render under certain circumstances
+  1. [#1173](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/pull/1173): Fix saving email in Kapacitor alerts
 
 ### Features
   1. [#1112](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/pull/1112): Add ability to delete a dashboard
diff --git a/ui/src/kapacitor/components/RuleMessageAlertConfig.js b/ui/src/kapacitor/components/RuleMessageAlertConfig.js
index eb95b297d..0bdbb0134 100644
--- a/ui/src/kapacitor/components/RuleMessageAlertConfig.js
+++ b/ui/src/kapacitor/components/RuleMessageAlertConfig.js
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ const RuleMessageAlertConfig = ({
         className="form-control size-486"
         type="text"
         placeholder={DEFAULT_ALERT_PLACEHOLDERS[alert]}
-        name="alertProperty"
-        onChange={(evt) => updateAlertNodes(rule.id, alert, evt.target.form.alertProperty.value)}
+        onChange={(e) => updateAlertNodes(rule.id, alert, e.target.value)}
         value={ALERT_NODES_ACCESSORS[alert](rule)}
       />
     </div>