diff --git a/.github/spellcheck/wordlist.txt b/.github/spellcheck/wordlist.txt
index d7ea08a2..ba5e0629 100644
--- a/.github/spellcheck/wordlist.txt
+++ b/.github/spellcheck/wordlist.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ matcher
 matchers
 md
 nav
+printf
 prometheus
 promql
 PromQL
diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index d53deb21..13667b62 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v0.61.0
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Don't suggest using `humanize` when alert template is already using printf on format the `$value`.
+
 ## v0.60.0
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/internal/checks/alerts_template.go b/internal/checks/alerts_template.go
index 420e6cc3..0b97f7aa 100644
--- a/internal/checks/alerts_template.go
+++ b/internal/checks/alerts_template.go
@@ -470,13 +470,10 @@ func hasHumanize(name, text string) bool {
 			continue
 		}
 		if n, ok := node.(*parse.ActionNode); ok {
-			if len(n.Pipe.Cmds) <= 1 {
-				continue
-			}
 			for _, cmd := range n.Pipe.Cmds {
 				for _, arg := range cmd.Args {
 					if m, ok := arg.(*parse.IdentifierNode); ok {
-						for _, f := range []string{"humanize", "humanize1024", "humanizePercentage", "humanizeDuration"} {
+						for _, f := range []string{"humanize", "humanize1024", "humanizePercentage", "humanizeDuration", "printf"} {
 							for _, a := range aliases.varAliases(f) {
 								if m.Ident == a {
 									return true
diff --git a/internal/checks/alerts_template_test.go b/internal/checks/alerts_template_test.go
index f40d6c92..3925881b 100644
--- a/internal/checks/alerts_template_test.go
+++ b/internal/checks/alerts_template_test.go
@@ -870,6 +870,54 @@ func TestTemplateCheck(t *testing.T) {
 			prometheus: noProm,
 			problems:   noProblems,
 		},
+		{
+			description: "humanize not needed on wjen using printf %.2f",
+			content: `
+- alert: Foo
+  expr: rate(errors_total[5m]) > 0
+  annotations:
+    summary: Seeing {{ printf "%.2f" $value }} instances with errors
+`,
+			checker:    newTemplateCheck,
+			prometheus: noProm,
+			problems:   noProblems,
+		},
+		{
+			description: "humanize not needed on wjen using printf %f",
+			content: `
+- alert: Foo
+  expr: rate(errors_total[5m]) > 0
+  annotations:
+    summary: Seeing {{ printf "%f" $value }} instances with errors
+`,
+			checker:    newTemplateCheck,
+			prometheus: noProm,
+			problems:   noProblems,
+		},
+		{
+			description: "humanize still needed for printf on another value",
+			content: `
+- alert: Foo
+  expr: rate(errors_total[5m]) > 0
+  annotations:
+    summary: Seeing {{ printf "%f" 2 }}{{ $value }} instances with errors
+`,
+			checker:    newTemplateCheck,
+			prometheus: noProm,
+			problems: func(_ string) []checks.Problem {
+				return []checks.Problem{
+					{
+						Lines: parser.LineRange{
+							First: 5,
+							Last:  5,
+						},
+						Reporter: checks.TemplateCheckName,
+						Text:     humanizeText("rate(errors_total[5m])"),
+						Severity: checks.Information,
+					},
+				}
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			description: "toTime",
 			content: `