diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Project/ProjectList/ProjectListItem.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Project/ProjectList/ProjectListItem.jsx
index f291a00403..08058020f5 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Project/ProjectList/ProjectListItem.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Project/ProjectList/ProjectListItem.jsx
@@ -93,6 +93,14 @@ function ProjectListItem({
   const missingExecutionEnvironment =
     project.custom_virtualenv && !project.default_environment;
 
+  let job = null;
+
+  if (project.summary_fields?.current_job) {
+    job = project.summary_fields.current_job;
+  } else if (project.summary_fields?.last_job) {
+    job = project.summary_fields.last_job;
+  }
+
   return (
     <>
       <Tr id={`${project.id}`}>
@@ -132,14 +140,14 @@ function ProjectListItem({
           )}
         </Td>
         <Td dataLabel={i18n._(t`Status`)}>
-          {project.summary_fields.last_job && (
+          {job && (
             <Tooltip
               position="top"
-              content={generateLastJobTooltip(project.summary_fields.last_job)}
-              key={project.summary_fields.last_job.id}
+              content={generateLastJobTooltip(job)}
+              key={job.id}
             >
-              <Link to={`/jobs/project/${project.summary_fields.last_job.id}`}>
-                <StatusLabel status={project.summary_fields.last_job.status} />
+              <Link to={`/jobs/project/${job.id}`}>
+                <StatusLabel status={job.status} />
               </Link>
             </Tooltip>
           )}
@@ -171,7 +179,7 @@ function ProjectListItem({
           >
             <ProjectSyncButton
               projectId={project.id}
-              lastJobStatus={project.summary_fields.last_job.status}
+              lastJobStatus={job && job.status}
             />
           </ActionItem>
           <ActionItem
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Project/ProjectList/useWsProjects.js b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Project/ProjectList/useWsProjects.js
index 38303c9ed3..de863a7ee7 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Project/ProjectList/useWsProjects.js
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Project/ProjectList/useWsProjects.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export default function useWsProjects(initialProjects) {
       ...project,
       summary_fields: {
         ...project.summary_fields,
-        last_job: {
+        current_job: {
           id: lastMessage.unified_job_id,
           status: lastMessage.status,
           finished: lastMessage.finished,
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Project/ProjectList/useWsProjects.test.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Project/ProjectList/useWsProjects.test.jsx
index 0a41c39689..426de68429 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Project/ProjectList/useWsProjects.test.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Project/ProjectList/useWsProjects.test.jsx
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe('useWsProjects', () => {
       {
         id: 1,
         summary_fields: {
-          last_job: {
+          current_job: {
             id: 1,
             status: 'running',
             finished: null,
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ describe('useWsProjects', () => {
       })
     );
     expect(
-      wrapper.find('TestInner').prop('projects')[0].summary_fields.last_job
+      wrapper.find('TestInner').prop('projects')[0].summary_fields.current_job
         .status
     ).toEqual('running');
     await act(async () => {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ describe('useWsProjects', () => {
     wrapper.update();
 
     expect(
-      wrapper.find('TestInner').prop('projects')[0].summary_fields.last_job
+      wrapper.find('TestInner').prop('projects')[0].summary_fields.current_job
     ).toEqual({
       id: 12,
       status: 'successful',