diff --git a/frontend/src/component/strategies/add-strategy.jsx b/frontend/src/component/strategies/add-strategy.jsx
index 01faf2c9ef..faf9ec2ce6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/strategies/add-strategy.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/strategies/add-strategy.jsx
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ class AddStrategy extends Component {
         // TODO unwind this stuff
         if (this.props.initCallRequired === true) {
             this.props.init(this.props.input);
+            this.props.setValue('_params', this.props.input.parameters.length);
         }
     }