diff --git a/telemetry_tempest_plugin/aodh/api/sql/test_alarming_api.py b/telemetry_tempest_plugin/aodh/api/sql/test_alarming_api.py
index 73ab03d..b5c459e 100644
--- a/telemetry_tempest_plugin/aodh/api/sql/test_alarming_api.py
+++ b/telemetry_tempest_plugin/aodh/api/sql/test_alarming_api.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
                 body = self.alarming_client.create_alarm(
                     name=alarm_name,
                     type='event',
-                    severity=random.choice(sevs),
+                    severity=sevs[j % 2],
                     event_rule=self.rule)
                 alarms[alarm_name].append(body['alarm_id'])
         ordered_alarms = []