diff --git a/frontend/src/Store/Actions/Creators/createSaveProviderHandler.js b/frontend/src/Store/Actions/Creators/createSaveProviderHandler.js
index 5761655d27..1cccf16664 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Store/Actions/Creators/createSaveProviderHandler.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Store/Actions/Creators/createSaveProviderHandler.js
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ function createSaveProviderHandler(section, url, options = {}) {
     const params = { ...queryParams };
 
     // If the user is re-saving the same provider without changes
-    // force it to be saved. Only applies to editing existing providers.
+    // force it to be saved.
 
-    if (id && _.isEqual(saveData, lastSaveData)) {
+    if (_.isEqual(saveData, lastSaveData)) {
       params.forceSave = true;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/SeedCriteriaSettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/SeedCriteriaSettings.cs
index 187521b1ac..4a5b20e8da 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/SeedCriteriaSettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/SeedCriteriaSettings.cs
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ public SeedCriteriaSettingsValidator(double seedRatioMinimum = 0.0, int seedTime
 
     public class SeedCriteriaSettings
     {
-        private static readonly SeedCriteriaSettingsValidator Validator = new SeedCriteriaSettingsValidator();
-
         [FieldDefinition(0, Type = FieldType.Textbox, Label = "Seed Ratio", HelpText = "The ratio a torrent should reach before stopping, empty is download client's default. Ratio should be at least 1.0 and follow the indexers rules")]
         public double? SeedRatio { get; set; }
 
diff --git a/src/Radarr.Api.V3/ProviderControllerBase.cs b/src/Radarr.Api.V3/ProviderControllerBase.cs
index 86d137c140..7403972a3b 100644
--- a/src/Radarr.Api.V3/ProviderControllerBase.cs
+++ b/src/Radarr.Api.V3/ProviderControllerBase.cs
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ public List<TProviderResource> GetAll()
         }
 
         [RestPostById]
-        public ActionResult<TProviderResource> CreateProvider(TProviderResource providerResource)
+        public ActionResult<TProviderResource> CreateProvider([FromBody] TProviderResource providerResource, [FromQuery] bool forceSave = false)
         {
-            var providerDefinition = GetDefinition(providerResource, true, false, false);
+            var providerDefinition = GetDefinition(providerResource, true, !forceSave, false);
 
             if (providerDefinition.Enable)
             {
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public ActionResult<TProviderResource> CreateProvider(TProviderResource provider
         [RestPutById]
         public ActionResult<TProviderResource> UpdateProvider([FromBody] TProviderResource providerResource, [FromQuery] bool forceSave = false)
         {
-            var providerDefinition = GetDefinition(providerResource, true, false, false);
+            var providerDefinition = GetDefinition(providerResource, true, !forceSave, false);
 
             // Only test existing definitions if it is enabled and forceSave isn't set.
             if (providerDefinition.Enable && !forceSave)
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ protected virtual void Test(TProviderDefinition definition, bool includeWarnings
 
         protected void VerifyValidationResult(ValidationResult validationResult, bool includeWarnings)
         {
-            var result = new NzbDroneValidationResult(validationResult.Errors);
+            var result = validationResult as NzbDroneValidationResult ?? new NzbDroneValidationResult(validationResult.Errors);
 
             if (includeWarnings && (!result.IsValid || result.HasWarnings))
             {