diff --git a/ui/src/kapacitor/components/TelegramConfig.js b/ui/src/kapacitor/components/TelegramConfig.js
index 917a41ae5e..ce3dcddaf0 100644
--- a/ui/src/kapacitor/components/TelegramConfig.js
+++ b/ui/src/kapacitor/components/TelegramConfig.js
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ const TelegramConfig = React.createClass({
     e.preventDefault();
 
     const properties = {
-      chatID: this.chatID.value,
-      disableNotification: this.disableNotification.checked,
-      disableWebPagePreview: this.disableWebPagePreview.checked,
-      parseMode: this.parseMode.checked,
+      'chat-id': this.chatID.value,
+      'disable-notification': this.disableNotification.checked,
+      'disable-web-page-preview': this.disableWebPagePreview.checked,
+      'parse-mode': this.parseMode.checked.toString(),
       token: this.token.value,
       url: this.url.value,
     };