diff --git a/nomad/job_endpoint.go b/nomad/job_endpoint.go
index 9948b5a66..d1e2af642 100644
--- a/nomad/job_endpoint.go
+++ b/nomad/job_endpoint.go
@@ -1325,6 +1325,7 @@ func validateJob(job *structs.Job) (invalid, warnings error) {
 
 // validateJobUpdate ensures updates to a job are valid.
 func validateJobUpdate(old, new *structs.Job) error {
+	// Validate Dispatch not set on new Jobs
 	if old == nil {
 		if new.Dispatched {
 			return fmt.Errorf("job can't be submitted with 'Dispatched' set")
@@ -1407,7 +1408,6 @@ func (j *Job) Dispatch(args *structs.JobDispatchRequest, reply *structs.JobDispa
 
 	// Derive the child job and commit it via Raft
 	dispatchJob := parameterizedJob.Copy()
-	dispatchJob.ParameterizedJob = nil
 	dispatchJob.ID = structs.DispatchedID(parameterizedJob.ID, time.Now())
 	dispatchJob.ParentID = parameterizedJob.ID
 	dispatchJob.Name = dispatchJob.ID
diff --git a/nomad/job_endpoint_test.go b/nomad/job_endpoint_test.go
index 3aab1a14b..a1d389bdc 100644
--- a/nomad/job_endpoint_test.go
+++ b/nomad/job_endpoint_test.go
@@ -4384,6 +4384,12 @@ func TestJobEndpoint_Dispatch(t *testing.T) {
 				if !out.Dispatched {
 					t.Fatal("expected dispatched job")
 				}
+				if out.IsParameterized() {
+					t.Fatal("dispatched job should not be parameterized")
+				}
+				if out.ParameterizedJob == nil {
+					t.Fatal("parameter job config should exist")
+				}
 
 				if tc.noEval {
 					return