diff --git a/frontend/src/__mocks__/mockServingRuntimeK8sResource.ts b/frontend/src/__mocks__/mockServingRuntimeK8sResource.ts
index 4aeac64c3f4..152e2fea9a7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/__mocks__/mockServingRuntimeK8sResource.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/__mocks__/mockServingRuntimeK8sResource.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ import { ServingRuntimeKind } from '~/k8sTypes';
 type MockResourceConfigType = {
   name?: string;
   namespace?: string;
+  replicas?: number;
 };
 
 export const mockServingRuntimeK8sResource = ({
   name = 'test-model',
   namespace = 'test-project',
+  replicas = 0,
 }: MockResourceConfigType): ServingRuntimeKind => ({
   apiVersion: 'serving.kserve.io/v1alpha1',
   kind: 'ServingRuntime',
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ export const mockServingRuntimeK8sResource = ({
     grpcEndpoint: 'port:8085',
     multiModel: true,
     protocolVersions: ['grpc-v1'],
-    replicas: 1,
+    replicas: replicas,
     supportedModelFormats: [
       {
         autoSelect: true,
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/ServingRuntimeList.stories.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/ServingRuntimeList.stories.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1a3ee17a401
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/ServingRuntimeList.stories.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+import React from 'react';
+
+import { ComponentStory, ComponentMeta } from '@storybook/react';
+import { rest } from 'msw';
+import { userEvent, within } from '@storybook/testing-library';
+import { expect } from '@storybook/jest';
+import { Route, Routes } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { mockRouteK8sResource } from '~/__mocks__/mockRouteK8sResource';
+import { mockPodK8sResource } from '~/__mocks__/mockPodK8sResource';
+import { mockK8sResourceList } from '~/__mocks__/mockK8sResourceList';
+import { mockNotebookK8sResource } from '~/__mocks__/mockNotebookK8sResource';
+import ProjectDetailsContextProvider from '~/pages/projects/ProjectDetailsContext';
+import { mockSecretK8sResource } from '~/__mocks__/mockSecretK8sResource';
+import { mockServingRuntimeK8sResource } from '~/__mocks__/mockServingRuntimeK8sResource';
+import { mockServingRuntimesConfig } from '~/__mocks__/mockServingRuntimesConfig';
+import { mockProjectK8sResource } from '~/__mocks__/mockProjectK8sResource';
+import { mockPVCK8sResource } from '~/__mocks__/mockPVCK8sResource';
+import ServingRuntimeList from './ServingRuntimeList';
+
+export default {
+  title: 'ServingRuntimeList',
+  component: ServingRuntimeList,
+  parameters: {
+    reactRouter: {
+      routePath: '/projects/:namespace/*',
+      routeParams: { namespace: 'test-project' },
+    },
+    msw: {
+      handlers: [
+        rest.get('/api/k8s/api/v1/namespaces/test-project/pods', (req, res, ctx) =>
+          res(ctx.json(mockK8sResourceList([mockPodK8sResource({})]))),
+        ),
+        rest.get(
+          '/api/k8s/apis/route.openshift.io/v1/namespaces/test-project/routes/test-notebook',
+          (req, res, ctx) => res(ctx.json(mockRouteK8sResource({}))),
+        ),
+        rest.get(
+          '/api/k8s/apis/kubeflow.org/v1/namespaces/test-project/notebooks',
+          (req, res, ctx) => res(ctx.json(mockK8sResourceList([mockNotebookK8sResource({})]))),
+        ),
+        rest.get('/api/k8s/apis/project.openshift.io/v1/projects', (req, res, ctx) =>
+          res(ctx.json(mockK8sResourceList([mockProjectK8sResource({})]))),
+        ),
+        rest.get(
+          '/api/k8s/api/v1/namespaces/test-project/persistentvolumeclaims',
+          (req, res, ctx) => res(ctx.json(mockK8sResourceList([mockPVCK8sResource({})]))),
+        ),
+        rest.get('/api/k8s/apis/project.openshift.io/v1/projects/test-project', (req, res, ctx) =>
+          res(ctx.json(mockProjectK8sResource({}))),
+        ),
+        rest.get(
+          'api/k8s/apis/serving.kserve.io/v1beta1/namespaces/test-project/inferenceservices',
+          (req, res, ctx) => res(ctx.json(mockK8sResourceList([]))),
+        ),
+        rest.get('/api/k8s/api/v1/namespaces/test-project/secrets', (req, res, ctx) =>
+          res(ctx.json(mockK8sResourceList([mockSecretK8sResource({})]))),
+        ),
+        rest.get(
+          'api/k8s/apis/serving.kserve.io/v1alpha1/namespaces/test-project/servingruntimes',
+          (req, res, ctx) =>
+            res(ctx.json(mockK8sResourceList([mockServingRuntimeK8sResource({})]))),
+        ),
+        rest.get(
+          '/api/k8s/apis/serving.kserve.io/v1alpha1/namespaces/test-project/servingruntimes/test-model',
+          (req, res, ctx) => res(ctx.json(mockServingRuntimeK8sResource({}))),
+        ),
+        rest.get('/api/k8s/api/v1/configmaps/servingruntimes-config', (req, res, ctx) =>
+          res(ctx.json(mockServingRuntimesConfig({}))),
+        ),
+      ],
+    },
+  },
+} as ComponentMeta<typeof ServingRuntimeList>;
+
+const Template: ComponentStory<typeof ServingRuntimeList> = (args) => (
+  <Routes>
+    <Route path="/" element={<ProjectDetailsContextProvider />}>
+      <Route index element={<ServingRuntimeList {...args} />} />
+    </Route>
+  </Routes>
+);
+
+export const Default = Template.bind({});
+Default.play = async ({ canvasElement }) => {
+  // load page and wait until settled
+  const canvas = within(canvasElement);
+  await canvas.findByText('ovms', undefined, { timeout: 5000 });
+};
+
+export const DeployModel = Template.bind({});
+DeployModel.play = async ({ canvasElement }) => {
+  // load page and wait until settled
+  const canvas = within(canvasElement);
+  await canvas.findByText('ovms', undefined, { timeout: 5000 });
+
+  await userEvent.click(canvas.getByText('Deploy model', { selector: 'button' }));
+
+  // get modal
+  const body = within(canvasElement.ownerDocument.body);
+  const nameInput = body.getByRole('textbox', { name: /Model Name/ });
+  const dropdowns = body.getAllByRole('button', { name: /Options menu/ });
+  const frameworkDropdown = dropdowns[0];
+  const secretDropdown = dropdowns[1];
+  const deployButton = body.getByText('Deploy', { selector: 'button' });
+
+  await userEvent.type(nameInput, 'Updated Model', { delay: 50 });
+  expect(deployButton).toBeDisabled();
+
+  await userEvent.click(frameworkDropdown);
+  await userEvent.click(body.getByText('onnx - 1'));
+  expect(deployButton).toBeDisabled();
+
+  await userEvent.click(secretDropdown);
+  await userEvent.click(body.getByText('Test Secret'));
+  expect(deployButton).not.toBeDisabled();
+};
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/ServingRuntimeModal/ManageServingRuntimeModal.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/ServingRuntimeModal/ManageServingRuntimeModal.tsx
index 64dfa801118..257157f30fd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/ServingRuntimeModal/ManageServingRuntimeModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/modelServing/screens/projects/ServingRuntimeModal/ManageServingRuntimeModal.tsx
@@ -94,11 +94,7 @@ const ManageServingRuntimeModal: React.FC<ManageServingRuntimeModalProps> = ({
     setActionInProgress(false);
   };
 
-  const enableTokenAuth = async (): Promise<void> => {
-    if (!createData.tokenAuth) {
-      return Promise.resolve();
-    }
-
+  const setupTokenAuth = async (): Promise<void> => {
     const modelMeshSA = assembleServingRuntimeSA(namespace);
     createServiceAccount(modelMeshSA)
       .then(() => {
@@ -164,7 +160,7 @@ const ManageServingRuntimeModal: React.FC<ManageServingRuntimeModalProps> = ({
           ? [addSupportModelMeshProject(currentProject.metadata.name)]
           : []),
         createServingRuntime(createData, servingRuntimesConfig, namespace),
-        enableTokenAuth(),
+        setupTokenAuth(),
       ])
         .then(() => {
           setActionInProgress(false);