diff --git a/awx/main/management/commands/_base_instance.py b/awx/main/management/commands/_base_instance.py
index 8731744e8b..3eaf20f2e7 100644
--- a/awx/main/management/commands/_base_instance.py
+++ b/awx/main/management/commands/_base_instance.py
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
-from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
+# Copyright (c) 2014 Ansible, Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+
 from optparse import make_option
+
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
 from django.conf import settings
 
+from awx.main.models import Project
+
+
 class OptionEnforceError(Exception):
     def __init__(self, value):
         self.value = value
@@ -136,4 +143,11 @@ class BaseCommandInstance(BaseCommand):
 
     @staticmethod
     def instance_str(instance):
-        return BaseCommandInstance.__instance_str(instance, ('uuid', 'hostname', 'role'))
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+        return BaseCommandInstance.__instance_str(instance, ('uuid', 'hostname', 'role'))
+
+    def update_projects(self, instance):
+        """Update all projects, ensuring the job runs against this instance,
+        which is the primary instance.
+        """
+        for project in Project.objects.all():
+            project.update()
diff --git a/awx/main/management/commands/register_instance.py b/awx/main/management/commands/register_instance.py
index 179846624e..adb07a9b79 100644
--- a/awx/main/management/commands/register_instance.py
+++ b/awx/main/management/commands/register_instance.py
@@ -57,5 +57,9 @@ class Command(BaseCommandInstance):
             instance = Instance(uuid=uuid, primary=self.is_option_primary(), hostname=self.get_option_hostname())
             instance.save()
 
+            # If this is a primary instance, update projects.
+            if instance.primary:
+                self.update_projects(instance)
+                
             # Done!
             print('Successfully registered instance %s.' % instance_str(instance))
diff --git a/awx/main/management/commands/update_instance.py b/awx/main/management/commands/update_instance.py
index dd7b114d2f..a0bb3fec51 100644
--- a/awx/main/management/commands/update_instance.py
+++ b/awx/main/management/commands/update_instance.py
@@ -56,5 +56,8 @@ class Command(BaseCommandInstance):
         instance.primary = self.is_option_primary()
         instance.save()
 
+        # If this is a primary instance, update projects.
+        self.update_projects_if_primary(instance)
+
         # Done!
-        print('Successfully updated instance role %s' % instance_str(instance))
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+        print('Successfully updated instance role %s' % instance_str(instance))