diff --git a/frontend/src/Store/Actions/Creators/createSaveProviderHandler.js b/frontend/src/Store/Actions/Creators/createSaveProviderHandler.js
index 5761655d2..1cccf1666 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 a61a84a75..aa13f6b1a 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/SeedCriteriaSettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/SeedCriteriaSettings.cs
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers
 
     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/Sonarr.Api.V3/ProviderControllerBase.cs b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/ProviderControllerBase.cs
index 25cef26ea..b1e4524c5 100644
--- a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/ProviderControllerBase.cs
+++ b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/ProviderControllerBase.cs
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ namespace Sonarr.Api.V3
 
         [RestPostById]
         [Consumes("application/json")]
-        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)
             {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ namespace Sonarr.Api.V3
         [Consumes("application/json")]
         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)
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ namespace Sonarr.Api.V3
 
         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))
             {