diff --git a/litellm/repositories/usage_alerts.py b/litellm/repositories/usage_alerts.py
index e9dbf977a8a..d2e0c38f7e3 100644
--- a/litellm/repositories/usage_alerts.py
+++ b/litellm/repositories/usage_alerts.py
@@ -414,11 +414,9 @@ class UsageAlertsRepository:
             ), updated AS (
                 UPDATE "LiteLLM_UsageAlertIncident" i SET
                     evaluation_day=p.day, breached=p.breached,
-                    day=CASE WHEN p.breached THEN p.day ELSE i.day END,
-                    record=(CASE WHEN p.breached THEN p.record || jsonb_build_object(
-                        'id',i.id,'first_seen',i.record->'first_seen',
-                        'activity_path',replace(p.record->>'activity_path',p.record->>'id',i.id)) ELSE i.record END)
-                        || jsonb_build_object('status',CASE WHEN i.status='open' AND NOT p.breached THEN 'resolved' ELSE i.status END),
+                    record=i.record || jsonb_build_object(
+                        'last_seen',CASE WHEN p.breached THEN p.record->'last_seen' ELSE i.record->'last_seen' END,
+                        'status',CASE WHEN i.status='open' AND NOT p.breached THEN 'resolved' ELSE i.status END),
                     status=CASE WHEN i.status='open' AND NOT p.breached THEN 'resolved' ELSE i.status END,
                     updated_at=CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
                 FROM prior p WHERE i.id=p.prior_id AND p.evaluation_day<p.day AND (NOT p.breached OR p.prior_breached)
diff --git a/tests/integration/database/test_usage_alerts.py b/tests/integration/database/test_usage_alerts.py
index 0dfd1ed0b15..6bf08bfd4a9 100644
--- a/tests/integration/database/test_usage_alerts.py
+++ b/tests/integration/database/test_usage_alerts.py
@@ -152,6 +152,56 @@ async def test_incident_http_read_dismiss_and_scope_authorization(gateway: Gatew
             assert gateway.request("DELETE", f"/usage/alert-rules/{rule.id}", key=owner_key).status_code == 204
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio(loop_scope="session")
+async def test_ongoing_episode_preserves_its_original_evidence_and_activity_link(db: ManagementDatabase) -> None:
+    repository: Final = UsageAlertsRepository.from_prisma(db.prisma)
+    definition: Final = UsageAlertRuleInput(
+        name="Original episode", scope_type="user", scope_id="episode-example", metric="requests", direction="increase"
+    )
+    rule: Final = await repository.save_rule(definition, "qa-admin")
+    assert rule is not None
+    initial: Final = UsageAlertObservation(
+        entity_id=rule.scope_id,
+        day=date(2026, 11, 2),
+        observed=420,
+        baseline=120,
+        baseline_sample_days=7,
+        threshold=360,
+        breached=True,
+    )
+    try:
+        original: Final = (await repository.record_observations(rule, (initial,)))[0]
+        edited: Final = await repository.save_rule(
+            definition.model_copy(update={"name": "Edited rule", "multiplier": 4}), "qa-admin", rule
+        )
+        assert edited is not None
+        later: Final = initial.model_copy(
+            update={
+                "day": date(2026, 11, 3),
+                "observed": 600,
+                "baseline": 100,
+                "threshold": 400,
+                "baseline_sample_days": 4,
+            }
+        )
+        ongoing: Final = (await repository.record_observations(edited, (later,)))[0]
+        assert ongoing.last_seen >= original.last_seen
+        assert ongoing.model_copy(update={"last_seen": original.last_seen}) == original
+        stored: Final = await repository.get_alert(original.id)
+        assert stored == ongoing
+        healthy: Final = later.model_copy(update={"day": date(2026, 11, 4), "breached": False})
+        resolved: Final = (await repository.record_observations(edited, (healthy,)))[0]
+        assert resolved.model_copy(update={"status": "open", "last_seen": original.last_seen}) == original
+        repeated: Final = later.model_copy(update={"day": date(2026, 11, 5)})
+        new_episode: Final = (await repository.record_observations(edited, (repeated,)))[0]
+        assert new_episode.id != original.id
+        assert new_episode.day == repeated.day and new_episode.observed_value == 600
+        assert new_episode.threshold == 400 and new_episode.rule_name == "Edited rule"
+        assert new_episode.activity_path != original.activity_path
+    finally:
+        await repository.delete_rule(rule.id)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio(loop_scope="session")
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "changed_field,new_value",