diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/IDS/Api/ServiceController.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/IDS/Api/ServiceController.php
index 89d876049..8cfd02874 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/IDS/Api/ServiceController.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/IDS/Api/ServiceController.php
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class ServiceController extends ApiControllerBase
                     $mdlCron->serializeToConfig();
                     // save data to config, do not validate because the current in memory model doesn't know about the
                     // cron item just created.
-                    $mdlIDS->serializeToConfig($disable_validation = true);
+                    $mdlIDS->serializeToConfig($validateFullModel = false, $disable_validation = true);
                     Config::getInstance()->save();
                 }
             }