diff --git a/salt/elastalert/files/modules/so/playbook-es.py b/salt/elastalert/files/modules/so/playbook-es.py
index 15bb7b48b..3a43c26c1 100644
--- a/salt/elastalert/files/modules/so/playbook-es.py
+++ b/salt/elastalert/files/modules/so/playbook-es.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class PlaybookESAlerter(Alerter):
             if 'es_username' in self.rule and 'es_password' in self.rule:
                 creds = (self.rule['es_username'], self.rule['es_password'])
 
-            payload = {"rule": { "name": self.rule['play_title'],"case_template": self.rule['play_id'],"uuid": self.rule['play_id'],"category": self.rule['rule.category']},"event":{ "severity": self.rule['event.severity'],"tags":"alert","module": self.rule['event.module'],"dataset": self.rule['event.dataset'],"severity_label": self.rule['sigma_level']},"kibana_pivot": self.rule['kibana_pivot'],"soc_pivot": self.rule['soc_pivot'],"play_url": self.rule['play_url'],"sigma_level": self.rule['sigma_level'],"event_data": match, "@timestamp": timestamp}
+            payload = {"tags":"alert","rule": { "name": self.rule['play_title'],"case_template": self.rule['play_id'],"uuid": self.rule['play_id'],"category": self.rule['rule.category']},"event":{ "severity": self.rule['event.severity'],"module": self.rule['event.module'],"dataset": self.rule['event.dataset'],"severity_label": self.rule['sigma_level']},"kibana_pivot": self.rule['kibana_pivot'],"soc_pivot": self.rule['soc_pivot'],"play_url": self.rule['play_url'],"sigma_level": self.rule['sigma_level'],"event_data": match, "@timestamp": timestamp}
             url = f"https://{self.rule['es_host']}:{self.rule['es_port']}/logs-playbook.alerts-so/_doc/"
             requests.post(url, data=json.dumps(payload), headers=headers, verify=False, auth=creds)