diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/jobs/jobs_list/components/create_watch_flyout/create_watch_service.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/jobs/jobs_list/components/create_watch_flyout/create_watch_service.js
index 29e89022a55025..2a65ee06f2c2c1 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/jobs/jobs_list/components/create_watch_flyout/create_watch_service.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/jobs/jobs_list/components/create_watch_flyout/create_watch_service.js
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ class CreateWatchService {
             id,
             type: 'json',
             isNew: false, // Set to false, as we want to allow watches to be overwritten.
+            isActive: true,
             watch,
           },
         };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/job_validation/job_validation.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/job_validation/job_validation.test.ts
index 9851f80a42d5bb..7d0634596b2312 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/job_validation/job_validation.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/job_validation/job_validation.test.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ const callWithRequest: APICaller = (method: string) => {
     if (method === 'fieldCaps') {
       resolve({ fields: [] });
       return;
+    } else if (method === 'ml.info') {
+      resolve({
+        limits: {
+          effective_max_model_memory_limit: '100MB',
+          max_model_memory_limit: '1GB',
+        },
+      });
     }
     resolve({});
   }) as Promise<any>;