diff --git a/run_tests.sh b/run_tests.sh
index 61765b3..e8da042 100755
--- a/run_tests.sh
+++ b/run_tests.sh
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 ./node_modules/.bin/vue-cli-service test:unit tests/unit/specs/alert/ConfigYamlGitterOpt.spec.js &&
 ./node_modules/.bin/vue-cli-service test:unit tests/unit/specs/alert/ConfigYamlGoogleChat.spec.js &&
 ./node_modules/.bin/vue-cli-service test:unit tests/unit/specs/alert/ConfigYamlGoogleChat002.spec.js &&
+./node_modules/.bin/vue-cli-service test:unit tests/unit/specs/alert/ConfigYamlIris.spec.js &&
+./node_modules/.bin/vue-cli-service test:unit tests/unit/specs/alert/ConfigYamlIris002.spec.js &&
 ./node_modules/.bin/vue-cli-service test:unit tests/unit/specs/alert/ConfigYamlJira.spec.js &&
 ./node_modules/.bin/vue-cli-service test:unit tests/unit/specs/alert/ConfigYamlLark.spec.js &&
 ./node_modules/.bin/vue-cli-service test:unit tests/unit/specs/alert/ConfigYamlLineNotify.spec.js &&
diff --git a/src/store/config/index.js b/src/store/config/index.js
index 53b9a91..e793e63 100644
--- a/src/store/config/index.js
+++ b/src/store/config/index.js
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ export default {
 
         commit('alert/UPDATE_IRIS_ALERT_TAGS', config.iris_alert_tags);
 
-        if (config.iris_type) {
+        if (config.iris_alert_status_id) {
           commit('alert/UPDATE_IRIS_ALERT_STATUS_ID', config.iris_alert_status_id);
         } else {
           commit('alert/UPDATE_IRIS_ALERT_STATUS_ID', 2);
diff --git a/tests/unit/mockData/alert/ruleDataIris.js b/tests/unit/mockData/alert/ruleDataIris.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..639dd14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/mockData/alert/ruleDataIris.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+export const ruleYaml = `__praeco_query_builder: '{"query":{"logicalOperator":"all","children":[]}}'
+alert:
+  - iris
+alert_subject: this is a test subject
+alert_subject_args: []
+alert_text: this is a test body
+alert_text_args: []
+alert_text_type: alert_text_only
+doc_type: syslog
+filter:
+  - query:
+      query_string:
+        query: '@timestamp:*'
+import: BaseRule.config
+index: hannibal-*
+iris_host: testserver
+iris_api_token: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
+is_enabled: false
+name: test123
+num_events: 10000
+query_key: beat.hostname
+realert:
+  minutes: 5
+timeframe:
+  minutes: 5
+timestamp_field: '@timestamp'
+timestamp_type: iso
+type: frequency
+use_count_query: true
+use_strftime_index: false
+`;
diff --git a/tests/unit/mockData/alert/ruleDataIris002.js b/tests/unit/mockData/alert/ruleDataIris002.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b83df7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/mockData/alert/ruleDataIris002.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+export const ruleYaml = `__praeco_query_builder: '{"query":{"logicalOperator":"all","children":[]}}'
+alert:
+  - iris
+alert_subject: this is a test subject
+alert_subject_args: []
+alert_text: this is a test body
+alert_text_args: []
+alert_text_type: alert_text_only
+doc_type: syslog
+filter:
+  - query:
+      query_string:
+        query: '@timestamp:*'
+import: BaseRule.config
+index: hannibal-*
+iris_alert_note: a
+iris_alert_severity_id: 2
+iris_alert_source_link: b
+iris_alert_status_id: 3
+iris_alert_tags: c
+iris_api_token: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
+iris_ca_cert: true
+iris_case_template_id: 5
+iris_customer_id: 4
+iris_description: d
+iris_host: testserver
+iris_ignore_ssl_errors: true
+iris_overwrite_timestamp: true
+iris_type: case
+is_enabled: false
+name: test123
+num_events: 10000
+query_key: beat.hostname
+realert:
+  minutes: 5
+timeframe:
+  minutes: 5
+timestamp_field: '@timestamp'
+timestamp_type: iso
+type: frequency
+use_count_query: true
+use_strftime_index: false
+`;
diff --git a/tests/unit/specs/alert/ConfigYamlIris.spec.js b/tests/unit/specs/alert/ConfigYamlIris.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e71d703
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/specs/alert/ConfigYamlIris.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import store from '@/store';
+import { mockAxios } from '../../setup';
+import { ruleYaml } from '../../mockData/alert/ruleDataIris.js';
+
+mockAxios.onGet('/api/rules/test123').reply(200, { yaml: ruleYaml });
+
+describe('Iris YAML parsing', () => {
+  it('renders the correct yaml', async () => {
+    await store.dispatch('config/load', { type: 'rules', path: 'test123' });
+
+    let yaml = store.getters['config/yaml']();
+
+    let expected = `__praeco_full_path: "test123"
+__praeco_query_builder: "{\\"query\\":{\\"logicalOperator\\":\\"all\\",\\"children\\":[]}}"
+alert:
+  - "iris"
+alert_subject: "this is a test subject"
+alert_text: "this is a test body"
+alert_text_type: "alert_text_only"
+doc_type: "syslog"
+filter:
+  - query:
+      query_string:
+        query: "@timestamp:*"
+generate_kibana_discover_url: false
+import: "BaseRule.config"
+index: "hannibal-*"
+iris_alert_severity_id: 1
+iris_alert_status_id: 2
+iris_api_token: "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
+iris_host: "testserver"
+iris_type: "alert"
+is_enabled: false
+match_enhancements: []
+name: "test123"
+num_events: 10000
+query_key:
+  - "beat.hostname"
+realert:
+  minutes: 5
+terms_size: 50
+timeframe:
+  minutes: 5
+timestamp_field: "@timestamp"
+timestamp_type: "iso"
+type: "frequency"
+use_count_query: true
+use_strftime_index: false
+`;
+
+    return expect(yaml).to.equal(expected);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/unit/specs/alert/ConfigYamlIris002.spec.js b/tests/unit/specs/alert/ConfigYamlIris002.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..784fd52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/specs/alert/ConfigYamlIris002.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import store from '@/store';
+import { mockAxios } from '../../setup.js';
+import { ruleYaml } from '../../mockData/alert/ruleDataIris002.js';
+
+mockAxios.onGet('/api/rules/test123').reply(200, { yaml: ruleYaml });
+
+describe('Iris 002 YAML parsing', () => {
+  it('renders the correct yaml', async () => {
+    await store.dispatch('config/load', { type: 'rules', path: 'test123' });
+
+    let yaml = store.getters['config/yaml']();
+
+    let expected = `__praeco_full_path: "test123"
+__praeco_query_builder: "{\\"query\\":{\\"logicalOperator\\":\\"all\\",\\"children\\":[]}}"
+alert:
+  - "iris"
+alert_subject: "this is a test subject"
+alert_text: "this is a test body"
+alert_text_type: "alert_text_only"
+doc_type: "syslog"
+filter:
+  - query:
+      query_string:
+        query: "@timestamp:*"
+generate_kibana_discover_url: false
+import: "BaseRule.config"
+index: "hannibal-*"
+iris_alert_note: "a"
+iris_alert_severity_id: 2
+iris_alert_source_link: "b"
+iris_alert_status_id: 3
+iris_alert_tags: "c"
+iris_api_token: "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
+iris_ca_cert: true
+iris_case_template_id: 5
+iris_customer_id: 4
+iris_description: "d"
+iris_host: "testserver"
+iris_ignore_ssl_errors: true
+iris_overwrite_timestamp: true
+iris_type: "case"
+is_enabled: false
+match_enhancements: []
+name: "test123"
+num_events: 10000
+query_key:
+  - "beat.hostname"
+realert:
+  minutes: 5
+terms_size: 50
+timeframe:
+  minutes: 5
+timestamp_field: "@timestamp"
+timestamp_type: "iso"
+type: "frequency"
+use_count_query: true
+use_strftime_index: false
+`;
+
+    return expect(yaml).to.equal(expected);
+  });
+});