diff --git a/frontend/src/component/feature/form/form-add-feature-container.jsx b/frontend/src/component/feature/form/form-add-feature-container.jsx
index 6835ffbc52..332a1e9fa3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/feature/form/form-add-feature-container.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/feature/form/form-add-feature-container.jsx
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { createFeatureToggles, validateName } from './../../../store/feature-act
 import { createMapper, createActions } from './../../input-helpers';
 import AddFeatureComponent from './form-add-feature-component';
 
+const defaultStrategy = { name: 'default' };
+
 const ID = 'add-feature-toggle';
 const mapStateToProps = createMapper({
     id: ID,
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ const prepare = (methods, dispatch, ownProps) => {
             input.strategies.forEach(s => {
                 delete s.id;
             });
+        } else {
+            input.strategies = [defaultStrategy];
         }
 
         createFeatureToggles(input)(dispatch)
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/feature/form/strategies-list.jsx b/frontend/src/component/feature/form/strategies-list.jsx
index dabaf01aa6..c7dcd709e8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/feature/form/strategies-list.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/feature/form/strategies-list.jsx
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ class StrategiesList extends React.Component {
         const { strategies, configuredStrategies, moveStrategy, removeStrategy, updateStrategy } = this.props;
 
         if (!configuredStrategies || configuredStrategies.length === 0) {
-            return <i style={{ color: 'red' }}>No strategies added</i>;
+            return (
+                <p style={{ padding: '0 16px' }}>
+                    <i>No activation strategies selected.</i>
+                </p>
+            );
         }
 
         const blocks = configuredStrategies.map((strategy, i) => (
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/feature/form/strategies-section.jsx b/frontend/src/component/feature/form/strategies-section.jsx
index ed3c24605b..2006d82210 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/feature/form/strategies-section.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/feature/form/strategies-section.jsx
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import { HeaderTitle } from '../../common';
 class StrategiesSectionComponent extends React.Component {
     static propTypes = {
         strategies: PropTypes.array.isRequired,
-        addStrategy: PropTypes.func,
-        removeStrategy: PropTypes.func,
-        updateStrategy: PropTypes.func,
+        addStrategy: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+        removeStrategy: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+        updateStrategy: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
         fetchStrategies: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     };
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class StrategiesSectionComponent extends React.Component {
         }
 
         return (
-            <div>
+            <div style={{ padding: '10px 0' }}>
                 {this.props.addStrategy ? (
                     <HeaderTitle title="Activation strategies" actions={<AddStrategy {...this.props} />} />
                 ) : (