diff --git a/prometheus-exporters/netapp-exporter/charts/netapp-harvest-exporter/alerts/storage/maia.yaml b/prometheus-exporters/netapp-exporter/charts/netapp-harvest-exporter/alerts/storage/maia.yaml
index fbed0a1524b..65436b3c5f9 100644
--- a/prometheus-exporters/netapp-exporter/charts/netapp-harvest-exporter/alerts/storage/maia.yaml
+++ b/prometheus-exporters/netapp-exporter/charts/netapp-harvest-exporter/alerts/storage/maia.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ groups:
           summary: Metrics `netapp_volume_total_ops:maia` missing
 
       - alert: AbsentNetAppSnapmirrorLabelsMaia
-        expr: absent(netapp_snapmirror_labels:maia)
+        expr: absent(netapp_snapmirror_labels:maia) and count(netapp_snapmirror_labels:local) > 0
         for: 30m
         labels:
           severity: info