diff --git a/html/forms/create-alert-item.inc.php b/html/forms/create-alert-item.inc.php
index 1d3ae7e77..d1461e64c 100644
--- a/html/forms/create-alert-item.inc.php
+++ b/html/forms/create-alert-item.inc.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ else if (validate_device_id($_POST['device_id']) || $_POST['device_id'] == '-1'
             $device_id = ':'.$device_id;
         }
 
-        if (dbInsert(array('device_id' => $device_id, 'rule' => $rule, 'severity' => mres($_POST['severity']), 'extra' => $extra_json, 'name' => $name), 'alert_rules')) {
+        if (dbInsert(array('device_id' => $device_id, 'rule' => $rule, 'severity' => mres($_POST['severity']), 'extra' => $extra_json, 'disabled' => 0, 'name' => $name), 'alert_rules')) {
             $update_message = "Added Rule: <i>$name: $rule</i>";
             if (is_array($_POST['maps'])) {
                 foreach ($_POST['maps'] as $target) {
diff --git a/html/forms/update-dashboard-config.inc.php b/html/forms/update-dashboard-config.inc.php
index 127e16475..c2760adb5 100644
--- a/html/forms/update-dashboard-config.inc.php
+++ b/html/forms/update-dashboard-config.inc.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ elseif ($sub_type == 'add' && is_numeric($widget_id)) {
         $widget = dbFetchRow('SELECT * FROM `widgets` WHERE `widget_id`=?', array($widget_id));
         if (is_array($widget)) {
             list($x,$y) = explode(',',$widget['base_dimensions']);
-            $item_id = dbInsert(array('user_id'=>$_SESSION['user_id'],'widget_id'=>$widget_id,'title'=>$widget['widget_title'],'size_x'=>$x,'size_y'=>$y),'users_widgets');
+            $item_id = dbInsert(array('user_id'=>$_SESSION['user_id'],'widget_id'=>$widget_id, 'col'=>1,'row'=>1,'refresh'=>60,'title'=>$widget['widget_title'],'size_x'=>$x,'size_y'=>$y),'users_widgets');
             if (is_numeric($item_id)) {
                 $extra = array('widget_id'=>$item_id,'title'=>$widget['widget_title'],'widget'=>$widget['widget'],'size_x'=>$x,'size_y'=>$y);
                 $status = 'ok';