diff --git a/awx/main/middleware.py b/awx/main/middleware.py
index 3fc54bc246..1d05ddbcdc 100644
--- a/awx/main/middleware.py
+++ b/awx/main/middleware.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from awx.main import migrations
 from awx.main.utils.profiling import AWXProfiler
 from awx.main.utils.common import memoize
 from awx.urls import get_urlpatterns
+from awx.main.utils.named_url_graph import reset_counters
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('awx.main.middleware')
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ class URLModificationMiddleware(MiddlewareMixin):
     @classmethod
     def _named_url_to_pk(cls, node, resource, named_url):
         kwargs = {}
+        reset_counters()
         if node.populate_named_url_query_kwargs(kwargs, named_url):
             match = node.model.objects.filter(**kwargs).first()
             if match:
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_named_url.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_named_url.py
index 557fdb8e92..5bf12653ac 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_named_url.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_named_url.py
@@ -265,3 +265,14 @@ class TestConvertNamedUrl:
             URLModificationMiddleware._convert_named_url(f'/api/{prefix}v2/organizations/test_org/inventories/')
             == f'/api/{prefix}v2/organizations/{test_org.pk}/inventories/'
         )
+
+    def test_named_job_template(self):
+        org = Organization.objects.create(name='test_org')
+        tpl = JobTemplate.objects.create(name='test_tpl', organization=org)
+
+        # first, cause a '404' - we want to verify that no state from previous requests is carried over when named
+        # urls are resolved
+        assert URLModificationMiddleware._convert_named_url('/api/v2/job_templates/test/tpl++test_org/') == '/api/v2/job_templates/test/tpl++test_org/'
+
+        # try to resolve a valid url - it should succeed
+        assert URLModificationMiddleware._convert_named_url('/api/v2/job_templates/test_tpl++test_org/') == f'/api/v2/job_templates/{tpl.pk}/'