diff --git a/plugins/recruit-resources/src/components/CreateCandidate.svelte b/plugins/recruit-resources/src/components/CreateCandidate.svelte
index ccff4a7506..8926747113 100644
--- a/plugins/recruit-resources/src/components/CreateCandidate.svelte
+++ b/plugins/recruit-resources/src/components/CreateCandidate.svelte
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
   import recruit from '../plugin'
   import YesNo from './YesNo.svelte'
 
-  export let shouldSaveDraft: boolean = false
+  export let shouldSaveDraft: boolean = true
 
   const mDraftController = new MultipleDraftController(recruit.mixin.Candidate)
   const id: Ref<Candidate> = generateId()
diff --git a/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/CreateIssue.svelte b/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/CreateIssue.svelte
index 1fc1389d59..d04df995e8 100644
--- a/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/CreateIssue.svelte
+++ b/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/CreateIssue.svelte
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
   export let component: Ref<ComponentType> | null = null
   export let milestone: Ref<Milestone> | null = null
   export let relatedTo: Doc | undefined
-  export let shouldSaveDraft: boolean = false
+  export let shouldSaveDraft: boolean = true
   export let parentIssue: Issue | undefined
   export let originalIssue: Issue | undefined