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diff --git a/spec/factories/alerting/alert.rb b/spec/factories/alerting/alert.rb
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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+FactoryBot.define do
+  factory :alerting_alert, class: 'Gitlab::Alerting::Alert' do
+    project
+    payload { {} }
+
+    transient do
+      metric_id { nil }
+
+      after(:build) do |alert, evaluator|
+        unless alert.payload.key?('startsAt')
+          alert.payload['startsAt'] = Time.now.rfc3339
+        end
+
+        if metric_id = evaluator.metric_id
+          alert.payload['labels'] ||= {}
+          alert.payload['labels']['gitlab_alert_id'] = metric_id.to_s
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    skip_create
+  end
+end