diff --git a/plugins/receivers/pagerduty/config/default_alert_template_body_v1.goyaml b/plugins/receivers/pagerduty/config/default_alert_template_body_v1.goyaml
index 63068146..0e1ce9fd 100644
--- a/plugins/receivers/pagerduty/config/default_alert_template_body_v1.goyaml
+++ b/plugins/receivers/pagerduty/config/default_alert_template_body_v1.goyaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   {{- end}}
 {{- end}}
 event_type: "{{template "pagerduty.event_type" . }}"
-{{if .Data.id}}incident_key: "{{.UniqueKey}}"{{ end }}
+incident_key: "{{.UniqueKey}}"
 description: ({{ .Data.status | toUpper }}{{ if eq .Data.status "firing" }}:{{ .Data.num_alerts_firing }}{{ end }})
   {{- if eq .Data.status "resolved" }} ~({{ .Data.severity | toUpper }})~
   {{- else }} *({{ .Data.severity | toUpper }})*