diff --git a/docs/changelog/137216.yaml b/docs/changelog/137216.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..da18f1911607d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/137216.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+pr: 137216
+summary: Partial fix for deployment disappearing
+area: Machine Learning
+type: bug
+issues: []
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/ml/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/MachineLearning.java b/x-pack/plugin/ml/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/MachineLearning.java
index 532f9cf5c71d8..7099ae1a678b0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/ml/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/MachineLearning.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/ml/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/MachineLearning.java
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ public void loadExtensions(ExtensionLoader loader) {
     public static final Setting<TimeValue> SCALE_UP_COOLDOWN_TIME = Setting.timeSetting(
         "xpack.ml.trained_models.adaptive_allocations.scale_up_cooldown_time",
         TimeValue.timeValueMinutes(5),
-        TimeValue.timeValueMinutes(1),
+        TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(1),
         Property.Dynamic,
         Setting.Property.NodeScope
     );
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ public void loadExtensions(ExtensionLoader loader) {
     public static final Setting<TimeValue> SCALE_TO_ZERO_AFTER_NO_REQUESTS_TIME = Setting.timeSetting(
         "xpack.ml.trained_models.adaptive_allocations.scale_to_zero_time",
         TimeValue.timeValueHours(24),
-        TimeValue.timeValueMinutes(1),
+        TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(1),
         Property.Dynamic,
         Setting.Property.NodeScope
     );
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/ml/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/inference/assignment/planning/AssignmentPlanner.java b/x-pack/plugin/ml/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/inference/assignment/planning/AssignmentPlanner.java
index bb7998035ff46..f844c6e043018 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/ml/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/inference/assignment/planning/AssignmentPlanner.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/ml/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/inference/assignment/planning/AssignmentPlanner.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class AssignmentPlanner {
     public AssignmentPlanner(List<Node> nodes, List<AssignmentPlan.Deployment> deployments) {
         this.nodes = nodes.stream().sorted(Comparator.comparing(Node::id)).toList();
         this.deployments = deployments.stream()
-            .filter(deployment -> deployment.allocations() > 0)
+            // .filter(deployment -> deployment.allocations() > 0)
             .sorted(Comparator.comparing(AssignmentPlan.Deployment::deploymentId))
             .toList();
     }