diff --git a/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/JobTemplateDetail/JobTemplateDetail.js b/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/JobTemplateDetail/JobTemplateDetail.js
index 377fad08e6..7ab9fc77d7 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/JobTemplateDetail/JobTemplateDetail.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/JobTemplateDetail/JobTemplateDetail.js
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ function JobTemplateDetail({ template }) {
         <ExecutionEnvironmentDetail
           virtualEnvironment={custom_virtualenv}
           executionEnvironment={summary_fields?.resolved_environment}
-          helpText={helpText.executionEnvironment}
+          helpText={helpText.executionEnvironmentDetail}
           dataCy="jt-detail-execution-environment"
         />
         <Detail
diff --git a/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/shared/JobTemplate.helptext.js b/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/shared/JobTemplate.helptext.js
index 812de519c1..c2337a47bf 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/shared/JobTemplate.helptext.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/shared/JobTemplate.helptext.js
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ const jtHelpTextStrings = (brandName = '') => ({
   jobType: t`For job templates, select run to execute the playbook. Select check to only check playbook syntax, test environment setup, and report problems without executing the playbook.`,
   inventory: t`Select the inventory containing the hosts you want this job to manage.`,
   project: t`Select the project containing the playbook you want this job to execute.`,
-  executionEnvironment: t`Select the execution environment for this job template.`,
+  executionEnvironmentForm: t`Select the execution environment for this job template.`,
+  executionEnvironmentDetail: t`The execution environment that will be used when launching this job template. The resolved execution environment can be overridden by explicitly assigning a different one to this job template.`,
   playbook: t`Select the playbook to be executed by this job.`,
   credentials: t`Select credentials for accessing the nodes this job will be ran against. You can only select one credential of each type. For machine credentials (SSH), checking "Prompt on launch" without selecting credentials will require you to select a machine credential at run time. If you select credentials and check "Prompt on launch", the selected credential(s) become the defaults that can be updated at run time.`,
   labels: t`Optional labels that describe this job template, such as 'dev' or 'test'. Labels can be used to group and filter job templates and completed jobs.`,
diff --git a/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/shared/JobTemplateForm.js b/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/shared/JobTemplateForm.js
index c6d0f3b8af..14e5ff9ca5 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/shared/JobTemplateForm.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/shared/JobTemplateForm.js
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ function JobTemplateForm({
           onBlur={() => executionEnvironmentHelpers.setTouched()}
           value={executionEnvironmentField.value}
           onChange={handleExecutionEnvironmentUpdate}
-          popoverContent={helpText.executionEnvironment}
+          popoverContent={helpText.executionEnvironmentForm}
           tooltip={t`Select a project before editing the execution environment.`}
           globallyAvailable
           isDisabled={!projectField.value?.id}