diff --git a/ui/src/pages/AppsTab/AppDeploymentPage/hooks/useDeploymentPageState.ts b/ui/src/pages/AppsTab/AppDeploymentPage/hooks/useDeploymentPageState.ts
index 1e8b7dcb..a570de1a 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/AppsTab/AppDeploymentPage/hooks/useDeploymentPageState.ts
+++ b/ui/src/pages/AppsTab/AppDeploymentPage/hooks/useDeploymentPageState.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@ export function useDeploymentPageState(
         agentLogLevel: (agentConfig?.agentLogLevel as string) ?? defaultForm.monitoring.agentLogLevel,
         metricsEnabled: agentConfig?.metricsEnabled ?? defaultForm.monitoring.metricsEnabled,
         metricsInterval: defaultForm.monitoring.metricsInterval,
-        samplingRate: agentConfig?.samplingRate !== undefined ? String(agentConfig.samplingRate) : defaultForm.monitoring.samplingRate,
+        samplingRate: agentConfig?.samplingRate !== undefined
+          ? (Number.isInteger(agentConfig.samplingRate) ? `${agentConfig.samplingRate}.0` : String(agentConfig.samplingRate))
+          : defaultForm.monitoring.samplingRate,
         compressSuccess: agentConfig?.compressSuccess ?? defaultForm.monitoring.compressSuccess,
         replayEnabled: defaultForm.monitoring.replayEnabled,
         routeControlEnabled: defaultForm.monitoring.routeControlEnabled,
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/AppsTab/AppDeploymentPage/index.tsx b/ui/src/pages/AppsTab/AppDeploymentPage/index.tsx
index 3ae36f6d..9325042e 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/AppsTab/AppDeploymentPage/index.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/pages/AppsTab/AppDeploymentPage/index.tsx
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export default function AppDeploymentPage() {
   const dirty = useFormDirty(form, serverState, stagedJar);
   const { dialogOpen: blockerOpen, confirm: blockerConfirm, cancel: blockerCancel } =
     useUnsavedChangesBlocker(dirty.anyLocalEdit);
-  const serverDirtyAgainstDeploy = dirtyState?.dirty ?? false;
+  const serverDirtyAgainstDeploy = dirtyState?.dirty ?? true;
   const deploymentInProgress = !!activeDeployment;
   const primaryMode = computeMode({
     deploymentInProgress,
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@ export default function AppDeploymentPage() {
 
       setStagedJar(null);
 
+      toast({ title: 'Configuration saved', variant: 'success' });
+
       // Invalidate dirty-state so the button reflects the new saved state
       await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['apps', envSlug, targetApp.slug, 'dirty-state'] });