diff --git a/docs/node-mixin/alerts/alerts.libsonnet b/docs/node-mixin/alerts/alerts.libsonnet
index a51e6f2c..68455e44 100644
--- a/docs/node-mixin/alerts/alerts.libsonnet
+++ b/docs/node-mixin/alerts/alerts.libsonnet
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@
             alert: 'NodeSystemSaturation',
             expr: |||
               node_load1{%(nodeExporterSelector)s}
-              / count without (cpu, mode) (node_cpu_seconds_total{%(nodeExporterSelector)s, mode="idle"}) > 2
+              / count without (cpu, mode) (node_cpu_seconds_total{%(nodeExporterSelector)s, mode="idle"}) > %(systemSaturationPerCoreThreshold)d
             ||| % $._config,
             'for': '15m',
             labels: {
@@ -336,15 +336,15 @@
             annotations: {
               summary: 'System saturated, load per core is very high.',
               description: |||
-                System load per core at {{ $labels.instance }} has been above 2 for the last 15 minutes, is currently at {{ printf "%.2f" $value }}.
+                System load per core at {{ $labels.instance }} has been above %(systemSaturationPerCoreThreshold)d for the last 15 minutes, is currently at {{ printf "%.2f" $value }}.
                 This might indicate this instance resources saturation and can cause it becoming unresponsive.
-              |||,
+              ||| % $._config,
             },
           },
           {
             alert: 'NodeMemoryMajorPagesFaults',
             expr: |||
-              rate(node_vmstat_pgmajfault{%(nodeExporterSelector)s}[5m]) > %(memoryMajorPagesFaultsWarningThreshold)s
+              rate(node_vmstat_pgmajfault{%(nodeExporterSelector)s}[5m]) > %(memoryMajorPagesFaultsThreshold)d
             ||| % $._config,
             'for': '15m',
             labels: {
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@
             annotations: {
               summary: 'Memory major page faults are occurring at very high rate.',
               description: |||
-                Memory major pages are occurring at very high rate at {{ $labels.instance }}, %(memoryMajorPagesFaultsWarningThreshold)s major page faults per second for the last 15 minutes, is currently at {{ printf "%.2f" $value }}.
+                Memory major pages are occurring at very high rate at {{ $labels.instance }}, %(memoryMajorPagesFaultsThreshold)d major page faults per second for the last 15 minutes, is currently at {{ printf "%.2f" $value }}.
                 Please check that there is enough memory available at this instance.
               ||| % $._config,
             },
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
           {
             alert: 'NodeMemoryHighUtilization',
             expr: |||
-              100 - (node_memory_MemAvailable_bytes{%(nodeExporterSelector)s} / node_memory_MemTotal_bytes{%(nodeExporterSelector)s} * 100) > %(memoryHighUtilizationThreshold)s
+              100 - (node_memory_MemAvailable_bytes{%(nodeExporterSelector)s} / node_memory_MemTotal_bytes{%(nodeExporterSelector)s} * 100) > %(memoryHighUtilizationThreshold)d
             ||| % $._config,
             'for': '15m',
             labels: {
@@ -370,14 +370,14 @@
             annotations: {
               summary: 'Host is running out of memory.',
               description: |||
-                Memory is filling up at {{ $labels.instance }}, has been above %(memoryHighUtilizationThreshold)s% for the last 15 minutes, is currently at {{ printf "%.2f" $value }}%.
-              |||,
+                Memory is filling up at {{ $labels.instance }}, has been above %(memoryHighUtilizationThreshold)d%% for the last 15 minutes, is currently at {{ printf "%.2f" $value }}%.
+              ||| % $._config,
             },
           },
           {
             alert: 'NodeDiskIOSaturation',
             expr: |||
-              rate(node_disk_io_time_weighted_seconds_total{%(nodeExporterSelector)s, %(diskDeviceSelector)s}[5m]) > 10
+              rate(node_disk_io_time_weighted_seconds_total{%(nodeExporterSelector)s, %(diskDeviceSelector)s}[5m]) > %(diskIOSaturationThreshold)d
             ||| % $._config,
             'for': '30m',
             labels: {
@@ -386,9 +386,9 @@
             annotations: {
               summary: 'Disk IO queue is high.',
               description: |||
-                Disk IO queue (aqu-sq) is high on {{ $labels.device }} at {{ $labels.instance }}, has been above 10 for the last 15 minutes, is currently at {{ printf "%.2f" $value }}.
+                Disk IO queue (aqu-sq) is high on {{ $labels.device }} at {{ $labels.instance }}, has been above %(diskIOSaturationThreshold)d for the last 15 minutes, is currently at {{ printf "%.2f" $value }}.
                 This symptom might indicate disk saturation.
-              |||,
+              ||| % $._config,
             },
           },
           {
diff --git a/docs/node-mixin/config.libsonnet b/docs/node-mixin/config.libsonnet
index 0e32ac15..49ca6ff8 100644
--- a/docs/node-mixin/config.libsonnet
+++ b/docs/node-mixin/config.libsonnet
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@
     // just a warning for K8s nodes.
     nodeCriticalSeverity: 'critical',
 
+
+    // Load average 1m (per core) on which to trigger the
+    // 'NodeSystemSaturation' alert.
+    systemSaturationPerCoreThreshold: 2,
+
     // Available disk space (%) thresholds on which to trigger the
     // 'NodeFilesystemSpaceFillingUp' alerts. These alerts fire if the disk
     // usage grows in a way that it is predicted to run out in 4h or 1d
@@ -66,7 +71,11 @@
 
     // Threshold for the rate of memory major page faults to trigger
     // 'NodeMemoryMajorPagesFaults' alert.
-    memoryMajorPagesFaultsWarningThreshold: 500,
+    memoryMajorPagesFaultsThreshold: 500,
+
+    // Disk IO queue level above which to trigger
+    // 'NodeDiskIOSaturation' alert.
+    diskIOSaturationThreshold: 10,
 
     rateInterval: '5m',
     // Opt-in for multi-cluster support.