diff --git a/src/fireedge/src/client/components/FormControl/AutocompleteController.js b/src/fireedge/src/client/components/FormControl/AutocompleteController.js
index 2fe2ffcce7..3123e89038 100644
--- a/src/fireedge/src/client/components/FormControl/AutocompleteController.js
+++ b/src/fireedge/src/client/components/FormControl/AutocompleteController.js
@@ -82,7 +82,13 @@ const AutocompleteController = memo(
             InputProps={{ readOnly }}
             error={Boolean(error)}
             helperText={
-              Boolean(error) && <ErrorHelper label={error?.message} />
+              Boolean(error) && (
+                <ErrorHelper
+                  label={
+                    Array.isArray(error) ? error[0]?.message : error?.message
+                  }
+                />
+              )
             }
             FormHelperTextProps={{ 'data-cy': `${cy}-error` }}
             {...inputParams}
diff --git a/src/fireedge/src/client/components/FormControl/SliderController.js b/src/fireedge/src/client/components/FormControl/SliderController.js
index e92e7dccef..6c820ba035 100644
--- a/src/fireedge/src/client/components/FormControl/SliderController.js
+++ b/src/fireedge/src/client/components/FormControl/SliderController.js
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ const SliderController = memo(
     fieldProps = {},
     readOnly = false,
   }) => {
+    const { min, max, step } = fieldProps ?? {}
+
     const {
       field: { value, onChange, ...inputProps },
       fieldState: { error },
@@ -68,14 +70,14 @@ const SliderController = memo(
             inputProps={{
               'data-cy': inputId,
               'aria-labelledby': sliderId,
-              ...fieldProps,
+              min,
+              max,
+              step,
             }}
             onChange={(evt) =>
               onChange(!evt.target.value ? '0' : Number(evt.target.value))
             }
             onBlur={() => {
-              const { min, max } = fieldProps ?? {}
-
               if (min && value < min) {
                 onChange(min)
               } else if (max && value > max) {
diff --git a/src/fireedge/src/client/components/Forms/VmTemplate/CreateForm/Steps/General/capacityUtils.js b/src/fireedge/src/client/components/Forms/VmTemplate/CreateForm/Steps/General/capacityUtils.js
index 2d7a130d83..43f8b2c1b4 100644
--- a/src/fireedge/src/client/components/Forms/VmTemplate/CreateForm/Steps/General/capacityUtils.js
+++ b/src/fireedge/src/client/components/Forms/VmTemplate/CreateForm/Steps/General/capacityUtils.js
@@ -173,13 +173,14 @@ const modificationOptionsInput = (fieldName, { type, options: optionsId }) => ({
       .when(`$general.${type}`, {
         is: (modificationType) => modificationType === list,
         then: (schema) => schema.required().min(1),
-        otherwise: (schema) => schema.nullable(),
+        otherwise: (schema) => schema.notRequired().nullable(),
       })
       .default(() => {
         const capacityUserInput = context.extra?.USER_INPUTS?.[fieldName]
         const { options = [] } = getUserInputParams(capacityUserInput)
+        const numberOpts = options?.filter((opt) => opt !== ' ' && !isNaN(+opt))
 
-        return options
+        return numberOpts
       })
   ),
   fieldProps: { freeSolo: true },
diff --git a/src/fireedge/src/client/components/Forms/VmTemplate/InstantiateForm/Steps/BasicConfiguration/capacitySchema.js b/src/fireedge/src/client/components/Forms/VmTemplate/InstantiateForm/Steps/BasicConfiguration/capacitySchema.js
index 9457414b6e..5373675ff9 100644
--- a/src/fireedge/src/client/components/Forms/VmTemplate/InstantiateForm/Steps/BasicConfiguration/capacitySchema.js
+++ b/src/fireedge/src/client/components/Forms/VmTemplate/InstantiateForm/Steps/BasicConfiguration/capacitySchema.js
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ import {
   prettyBytes,
   isDivisibleBy,
 } from 'client/utils'
-import { T, HYPERVISORS, VmTemplate } from 'client/constants'
+import { T, HYPERVISORS, USER_INPUT_TYPES, VmTemplate } from 'client/constants'
+
+const { number, numberFloat } = USER_INPUT_TYPES
 
 const TRANSLATES = {
   MEMORY: { name: 'MEMORY', label: T.Memory, tooltip: T.MemoryConcept },
@@ -45,9 +47,9 @@ export const FIELDS = (vmTemplate) => {
   } = vmTemplate?.TEMPLATE || {}
 
   const {
-    MEMORY: memoryInput = `M|number|||${MEMORY}`,
-    CPU: cpuInput = `M|number-float|||${CPU}`,
-    VCPU: vcpuInput = `O|number|||${VCPU}`,
+    MEMORY: memoryInput = `M|${number}|| |${MEMORY}`,
+    CPU: cpuInput = `M|${numberFloat}|| |${CPU}`,
+    VCPU: vcpuInput = `O|${number}|| |${VCPU}`,
   } = USER_INPUTS
 
   return [
@@ -59,6 +61,9 @@ export const FIELDS = (vmTemplate) => {
     const isVCenter = HYPERVISOR === HYPERVISORS.vcenter
     const divisibleBy4 = isVCenter && isMemory
 
+    // set default type to number
+    userInput.type ??= name === 'CPU' ? numberFloat : number
+
     const ensuredOptions = divisibleBy4
       ? options?.filter((value) => isDivisibleBy(+value, 4))
       : options