diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/jobs/jobs_list_new/components/edit_job_flyout/edit_job_flyout.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/jobs/jobs_list_new/components/edit_job_flyout/edit_job_flyout.js
index 9e2b60e29c337..d256c8f0868c3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/jobs/jobs_list_new/components/edit_job_flyout/edit_job_flyout.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/jobs/jobs_list_new/components/edit_job_flyout/edit_job_flyout.js
@@ -131,11 +131,13 @@ export class EditJobFlyout extends Component {
       jobGroupsValidationError = validateGroupNames(jobDetails.jobGroups).message;
     }
 
+    const valid = (jobModelMemoryLimitValidationError === '' && jobGroupsValidationError === '');
+
     this.setState({
       ...jobDetails,
       jobModelMemoryLimitValidationError,
       jobGroupsValidationError,
-      valid: (jobModelMemoryLimitValidationError === '' && jobGroupsValidationError === '')
+      valid,
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/jobs/jobs_list_new/components/edit_job_flyout/validate_job.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/jobs/jobs_list_new/components/edit_job_flyout/validate_job.js
index 138690d0a9d83..3aec2c395cec5 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/jobs/jobs_list_new/components/edit_job_flyout/validate_job.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/jobs/jobs_list_new/components/edit_job_flyout/validate_job.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ export function validateModelMemoryLimit(mml) {
     }
   };
   const validationResults = validateModelMemoryLimitUtils(tempJob, limits);
-
   const { valid } = validationResults;
 
   const modelMemoryLimit = {