diff --git a/engine/apps/api/views/alert_group.py b/engine/apps/api/views/alert_group.py
index bd0dec38..e59ab7aa 100644
--- a/engine/apps/api/views/alert_group.py
+++ b/engine/apps/api/views/alert_group.py
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ class AlertGroupView(
         alert_receive_channels_ids = list(alert_receive_channels_qs.values_list("id", flat=True))
         queryset = AlertGroup.objects.filter(channel__in=alert_receive_channels_ids)
 
-        if settings.ALERT_GROUPS_DISABLE_PREFER_ORDERING_INDEX:
+        if self.action in ("list", "stats") and settings.ALERT_GROUPS_DISABLE_PREFER_ORDERING_INDEX:
             # workaround related to MySQL "ORDER BY LIMIT Query Optimizer Bug"
             # read more: https://hackmysql.com/infamous-order-by-limit-query-optimizer-bug/
             from django_mysql.models import add_QuerySetMixin