diff --git a/ui/src/kapacitor/components/AlertTabs.tsx b/ui/src/kapacitor/components/AlertTabs.tsx
index df7af573cb..0dec3b49a2 100644
--- a/ui/src/kapacitor/components/AlertTabs.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/kapacitor/components/AlertTabs.tsx
@@ -349,6 +349,19 @@ class AlertTabs extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
           />
         )
       case AlertTypes.slack:
+        const hasPagerDuty2: Section = get(
+          configSections,
+          AlertTypes.pagerduty2,
+          undefined
+        )
+        const hasOpsGenie2: Section = get(
+          configSections,
+          AlertTypes.opsgenie2,
+          undefined
+        )
+        // if kapacitor supports pagerduty2 and opsgenie2, its at least v1.5
+        const isMultipleConfigsSupported: boolean =
+          !_.isUndefined(hasPagerDuty2) && !_.isUndefined(hasOpsGenie2)
         return (
           <SlackConfigs
             configs={this.getSectionElements(configSections, AlertTypes.slack)}
@@ -359,8 +372,10 @@ class AlertTabs extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
               configSections,
               AlertTypes.slack
             )}
+            isMultipleConfigsSupported={isMultipleConfigsSupported}
           />
         )
+
       case AlertTypes.smtp:
         return (
           <SMTPConfig
diff --git a/ui/src/kapacitor/components/config/SlackConfigs.tsx b/ui/src/kapacitor/components/config/SlackConfigs.tsx
index 5659f89f57..03d7fc39f8 100644
--- a/ui/src/kapacitor/components/config/SlackConfigs.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/kapacitor/components/config/SlackConfigs.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ interface Props {
     specificConfigOptions: Partial<SlackProperties>
   ) => void
   onEnabled: (specificConfig: string) => boolean
+  isMultipleConfigsSupported: boolean
 }
 
 interface State {
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ class SlackConfigs extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
 
   public render() {
     const {configs} = this.state
-    const {onSave, onTest, onEnabled} = this.props
+    const {onSave, onTest, onEnabled, isMultipleConfigsSupported} = this.props
 
     return (
       <div>
@@ -72,11 +73,13 @@ class SlackConfigs extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
             />
           )
         })}
-        <div className="form-group col-xs-12 text-center">
-          <button className="btn btn-md btn-default" onClick={this.addConfig}>
-            <span className="icon plus" /> Add Another Config
-          </button>
-        </div>
+        {isMultipleConfigsSupported && (
+          <div className="form-group col-xs-12 text-center">
+            <button className="btn btn-md btn-default" onClick={this.addConfig}>
+              <span className="icon plus" /> Add Another Config
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        )}
       </div>
     )
   }
@@ -94,7 +97,11 @@ class SlackConfigs extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
   }
 
   private getWorkspace = (config: Config): string => {
-    return get(config, 'options.workspace', 'new')
+    const {isMultipleConfigsSupported} = this.props
+    if (isMultipleConfigsSupported) {
+      return get(config, 'options.workspace', 'new')
+    }
+    return ''
   }
 
   private getWorkspaceID = (config: Config): string => {