diff --git a/ui/app/models/kubernetes/config.js b/ui/app/models/kubernetes/config.js
index 5f4093271554..25b409d1fba4 100644
--- a/ui/app/models/kubernetes/config.js
+++ b/ui/app/models/kubernetes/config.js
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@ import { withFormFields } from 'vault/decorators/model-form-fields';
 import { withModelValidations } from 'vault/decorators/model-validations';
 
 const validations = {
-  kubernetesHost: [{ type: 'presence', message: 'Kubernetes host is required' }],
+  kubernetesHost: [
+    {
+      validator: (model) => (model.disableLocalCaJwt && !model.kubernetesHost ? false : true),
+      message: 'Kubernetes host is required',
+    },
+  ],
 };
 @withModelValidations(validations)
 @withFormFields(['kubernetesHost', 'serviceAccountJwt', 'kubernetesCaCert'])
diff --git a/ui/tests/integration/components/kubernetes/page/configure-test.js b/ui/tests/integration/components/kubernetes/page/configure-test.js
index f625074fabb1..d3bc1e824af0 100644
--- a/ui/tests/integration/components/kubernetes/page/configure-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/integration/components/kubernetes/page/configure-test.js
@@ -216,4 +216,29 @@ module('Integration | Component | kubernetes | Page::Configure', function (hooks
       .hasText('Kubernetes host is required', 'Error renders for required field');
     assert.dom('[data-test-alert] p').hasText('There is an error with this form.', 'Alert renders');
   });
+
+  test('it should save inferred config', async function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(2);
+
+    this.server.get('/:path/check', () => new Response(204, {}));
+    this.server.post('/:path/config', (schema, req) => {
+      const json = JSON.parse(req.requestBody);
+      assert.deepEqual(json, { disable_local_ca_jwt: false }, 'Values are passed to create endpoint');
+      return new Response(204, {});
+    });
+
+    const stub = sinon.stub(this.owner.lookup('service:router'), 'transitionTo');
+
+    await render(hbs`<Page::Configure @model={{this.newModel}} @breadcrumbs={{this.breadcrumbs}} />`, {
+      owner: this.engine,
+    });
+
+    await click('[data-test-config] button');
+    await click('[data-test-config-save]');
+
+    assert.ok(
+      stub.calledWith('vault.cluster.secrets.backend.kubernetes.configuration'),
+      'Transitions to configuration route on save success'
+    );
+  });
 });