diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/watcher/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/watcher/Watcher.java b/x-pack/plugin/watcher/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/watcher/Watcher.java
index 4eedca7cc9d..d1f6d179aba 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/watcher/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/watcher/Watcher.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/watcher/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/watcher/Watcher.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.plugins.SystemIndexPlugin;
 import org.elasticsearch.repositories.RepositoriesService;
 import org.elasticsearch.rest.RestController;
 import org.elasticsearch.rest.RestHandler;
+import org.elasticsearch.script.ScriptCache;
 import org.elasticsearch.script.ScriptContext;
 import org.elasticsearch.script.ScriptService;
 import org.elasticsearch.script.TemplateScript;
@@ -225,7 +226,8 @@ public class Watcher extends Plugin implements SystemIndexPlugin, ScriptPlugin,
             new ByteSizeValue(1, ByteSizeUnit.MB), new ByteSizeValue(10, ByteSizeUnit.MB), NodeScope);
 
     public static final ScriptContext<TemplateScript.Factory> SCRIPT_TEMPLATE_CONTEXT
-        = new ScriptContext<>("xpack_template", TemplateScript.Factory.class);
+        = new ScriptContext<>("xpack_template", TemplateScript.Factory.class,
+        200, TimeValue.timeValueMillis(0), ScriptCache.UNLIMITED_COMPILATION_RATE.asTuple());
 
     private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(Watcher.class);
     private WatcherIndexingListener listener;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/watcher/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/watcher/condition/WatcherConditionScript.java b/x-pack/plugin/watcher/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/watcher/condition/WatcherConditionScript.java
index 1a5c8718bbd..a47d6eba7f6 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/watcher/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/watcher/condition/WatcherConditionScript.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/watcher/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/watcher/condition/WatcherConditionScript.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  */
 package org.elasticsearch.xpack.watcher.condition;
 
+import org.elasticsearch.common.unit.TimeValue;
+import org.elasticsearch.script.ScriptCache;
 import org.elasticsearch.script.ScriptContext;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.watcher.execution.WatchExecutionContext;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.watcher.support.Variables;
@@ -41,5 +43,6 @@ public abstract class WatcherConditionScript {
         WatcherConditionScript newInstance(Map<String, Object> params, WatchExecutionContext watcherContext);
     }
 
-    public static ScriptContext<Factory> CONTEXT = new ScriptContext<>("watcher_condition", Factory.class);
+    public static ScriptContext<Factory> CONTEXT = new ScriptContext<>("watcher_condition", Factory.class,
+        200, TimeValue.timeValueMillis(0), ScriptCache.UNLIMITED_COMPILATION_RATE.asTuple());
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/watcher/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/watcher/transform/script/WatcherTransformScript.java b/x-pack/plugin/watcher/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/watcher/transform/script/WatcherTransformScript.java
index 57ee1e9f35c..865602c0b15 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/watcher/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/watcher/transform/script/WatcherTransformScript.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/watcher/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/watcher/transform/script/WatcherTransformScript.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  */
 package org.elasticsearch.xpack.watcher.transform.script;
 
+import org.elasticsearch.common.unit.TimeValue;
+import org.elasticsearch.script.ScriptCache;
 import org.elasticsearch.script.ScriptContext;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.watcher.execution.WatchExecutionContext;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.watcher.watch.Payload;
@@ -42,5 +44,6 @@ public abstract class WatcherTransformScript {
         WatcherTransformScript newInstance(Map<String, Object> params, WatchExecutionContext watcherContext, Payload payload);
     }
 
-    public static ScriptContext<Factory> CONTEXT = new ScriptContext<>("watcher_transform", Factory.class);
+    public static ScriptContext<Factory> CONTEXT = new ScriptContext<>("watcher_transform", Factory.class,
+        200, TimeValue.timeValueMillis(0), ScriptCache.UNLIMITED_COMPILATION_RATE.asTuple());
 }