--- a/mozilla/release-thunderbird-comm-esr52.py
+++ b/mozilla/release-thunderbird-comm-esr52.py
@@ -130,17 +130,19 @@ releaseConfig['mozconfigs']          = {
     'win32': 'mail/config/mozconfigs/win32/release',
 }
 releaseConfig['source_mozconfig']      = 'mail/config/mozconfigs/linux64/source'
 releaseConfig['releaseChannel']        = 'release'
 releaseConfig['updateChannels'] = {
     # ruleId needs to be updated with the ID from AUS
     "release": {
         "versionRegex": r"^.*$",
-        "ruleId": "thunderbird-esr52",
+        # https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1426790
+        # Alias: thunderbird-esr52
+        "ruleId": "516",
         "patcherConfig": "mozEsr52-thunderbird-branch-patcher2.cfg",
         "localTestChannel": "release-localtest",
         "cdnTestChannel": "release-cdntest",
         "verifyConfigs": {
             "linux":  "comm-esr52-thunderbird-linux.cfg",
             "linux64":  "comm-esr52-thunderbird-linux64.cfg",
             "macosx64": "comm-esr52-thunderbird-mac64.cfg",
             "win32":  "comm-esr52-thunderbird-win32.cfg",
@@ -164,9 +166,9 @@ releaseConfig['tuxedoServerUrl']     = '
 releaseConfig['bouncer_submitter_config'] = 'releases/bouncer_thunderbird.py'
 releaseConfig['bouncer_aliases'] = {
     'Thunderbird-%(version)s': 'thunderbird-latest',
 }
 
 # Misc configuration
 releaseConfig['use_mock'] = True
 releaseConfig['mock_platforms'] = ('linux','linux64')
-releaseConfig['extra_signing_env'] = {'TOOLTOOL_DIR': '%(basedir)s/comm-esr52'}
\ No newline at end of file
+releaseConfig['extra_signing_env'] = {'TOOLTOOL_DIR': '%(basedir)s/comm-esr52'}

--- a/mozilla/release-thunderbird-comm-esr52.py.template
+++ b/mozilla/release-thunderbird-comm-esr52.py.template
@@ -118,17 +118,19 @@ releaseConfig['mozconfigs']          = {
     'win32': 'mail/config/mozconfigs/win32/release',
 }
 releaseConfig['source_mozconfig']      = 'mail/config/mozconfigs/linux64/source'
 releaseConfig['releaseChannel']        = 'release'
 releaseConfig['updateChannels'] = {
     # ruleId needs to be updated with the ID from AUS
     "release": {
         "versionRegex": r"^.*$",
-        "ruleId": "thunderbird-esr52",
+        # https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1426790
+        # Alias: thunderbird-esr52
+        "ruleId": "516",
         "patcherConfig": "mozEsr52-thunderbird-branch-patcher2.cfg",
         "localTestChannel": "release-localtest",
         "cdnTestChannel": "release-cdntest",
         "verifyConfigs": {
             "linux":  "comm-esr52-thunderbird-linux.cfg",
             "linux64":  "comm-esr52-thunderbird-linux64.cfg",
             "macosx64": "comm-esr52-thunderbird-mac64.cfg",
             "win32":  "comm-esr52-thunderbird-win32.cfg",