diff --git a/backend/app/incidents/routes/db_operations.py b/backend/app/incidents/routes/db_operations.py
index dabc2a1f..17ae4e4c 100644
--- a/backend/app/incidents/routes/db_operations.py
+++ b/backend/app/incidents/routes/db_operations.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 from app.incidents.schema.db_operations import ConfiguredSourcesResponse
 from app.incidents.schema.db_operations import FieldAndAssetNames
 from app.incidents.schema.db_operations import FieldAndAssetNamesResponse
-from app.incidents.schema.db_operations import MappingsResponse
+from app.incidents.schema.db_operations import MappingsResponse, AlertTagDelete
 from app.incidents.schema.db_operations import UpdateAlertStatus
 from app.incidents.schema.db_operations import UpdateCaseStatus
 from app.incidents.services.db_operations import add_alert_title_name
@@ -325,9 +325,9 @@ async def list_alerts_by_tag_endpoint(tag: str, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_d
 
 
 @incidents_db_operations_router.delete("/alert/tag", response_model=AlertTagResponse)
-async def delete_alert_tag_endpoint(alert_tag: AlertTagCreate, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
+async def delete_alert_tag_endpoint(alert_tag: AlertTagDelete, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
     return AlertTagResponse(
-        alert_tag=await delete_alert_tag(alert_tag.alert_id, alert_tag.tag, db),
+        alert_tag=await delete_alert_tag(alert_tag.alert_id, alert_tag.tag_id, db),
         success=True,
         message="Alert tag deleted successfully",
     )
diff --git a/backend/app/incidents/schema/db_operations.py b/backend/app/incidents/schema/db_operations.py
index d1533517..f9693801 100644
--- a/backend/app/incidents/schema/db_operations.py
+++ b/backend/app/incidents/schema/db_operations.py
@@ -203,6 +203,10 @@ class AlertTagCreate(BaseModel):
     alert_id: int
     tag: str
 
+class AlertTagDelete(BaseModel):
+    alert_id: int
+    tag_id: int
+
 
 class CommentBase(BaseModel):
     user_name: str
diff --git a/backend/app/incidents/services/db_operations.py b/backend/app/incidents/services/db_operations.py
index 559cf609..3c4e6381 100644
--- a/backend/app/incidents/services/db_operations.py
+++ b/backend/app/incidents/services/db_operations.py
@@ -365,22 +365,21 @@ async def create_alert_tag(alert_tag: AlertTagCreate, db: AsyncSession) -> Alert
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Alert tag already exists")
     return db_alert_tag
 
-
-async def delete_alert_tag(alert_id: int, tag: str, db: AsyncSession):
-    result = await db.execute(select(AlertTag).where(AlertTag.tag == tag))
+async def delete_alert_tag(alert_id: int, tag_id: int, db: AsyncSession):
+    result = await db.execute(select(AlertTag).where(AlertTag.id == tag_id))
     alert_tag = result.scalars().first()
     if not alert_tag:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Alert tag not found")
 
-    result = await db.execute(select(AlertToTag).where((AlertToTag.alert_id == alert_id) & (AlertToTag.tag_id == alert_tag.id)))
+    result = await db.execute(select(AlertToTag).where((AlertToTag.alert_id == alert_id) & (AlertToTag.tag_id == tag_id)))
     alert_to_tag = result.scalars().first()
     if not alert_to_tag:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Alert to tag link not found")
 
-    await db.execute(delete(AlertToTag).where((AlertToTag.alert_id == alert_id) & (AlertToTag.tag_id == alert_tag.id)))
+    await db.execute(delete(AlertToTag).where((AlertToTag.alert_id == alert_id) & (AlertToTag.tag_id == tag_id)))
 
     # Delete the tag from the AlertTag table
-    await db.execute(delete(AlertTag).where(AlertTag.id == alert_tag.id))
+    await db.execute(delete(AlertTag).where(AlertTag.id == tag_id))
 
     try:
         await db.commit()
@@ -391,6 +390,7 @@ async def delete_alert_tag(alert_id: int, tag: str, db: AsyncSession):
     return alert_tag
 
 
+
 async def create_alert_context(alert_context: AlertContextCreate, db: AsyncSession) -> AlertContext:
     db_alert_context = AlertContext(**alert_context.dict())
     db.add(db_alert_context)