diff --git a/awx/api/views/root.py b/awx/api/views/root.py
index 66bc11b710..6f0822e0b9 100644
--- a/awx/api/views/root.py
+++ b/awx/api/views/root.py
@@ -221,7 +221,8 @@ class ApiV1ConfigView(APIView):
         if request.user.is_superuser \
                 or request.user.is_system_auditor \
                 or Organization.accessible_objects(request.user, 'admin_role').exists() \
-                or Organization.accessible_objects(request.user, 'auditor_role').exists():
+                or Organization.accessible_objects(request.user, 'auditor_role').exists() \
+                or Organization.accessible_objects(request.user, 'project_admin_role').exists():
             data.update(dict(
                 project_base_dir = settings.PROJECTS_ROOT,
                 project_local_paths = Project.get_local_path_choices(),
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/projects/edit/projects-edit.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/projects/edit/projects-edit.controller.js
index 54f6493326..8fdb139a39 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/projects/edit/projects-edit.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/projects/edit/projects-edit.controller.js
@@ -51,20 +51,7 @@ export default ['$scope', '$rootScope', '$stateParams', 'ProjectsForm', 'Rest',
             $scope.projectLoadedRemove();
         }
         $scope.projectLoadedRemove = $scope.$on('projectLoaded', function() {
-            var opts = [];
-
-            if (Authorization.getUserInfo('is_superuser') === true) {
-                GetProjectPath({ scope: $scope, master: master });
-            } else {
-                opts.push({
-                    label: $scope.local_path,
-                    value: $scope.local_path
-                });
-                $scope.project_local_paths = opts;
-                $scope.local_path = $scope.project_local_paths[0];
-                $scope.base_dir = i18n._('You do not have access to view this property');
-                $scope.$emit('pathsReady');
-            }
+            GetProjectPath({ scope: $scope, master: master });
 
             $scope.pathRequired = ($scope.scm_type.value === 'manual') ? true : false;
             $scope.scmRequired = ($scope.scm_type.value !== 'manual') ? true : false;
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/projects/factories/get-project-path.factory.js b/awx/ui/client/src/projects/factories/get-project-path.factory.js
index 3778f3c28e..6d8f7adedd 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/projects/factories/get-project-path.factory.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/projects/factories/get-project-path.factory.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export default
-    function GetProjectPath(Alert, Rest, GetBasePath, ProcessErrors) {
+    function GetProjectPath(i18n, Rest, GetBasePath, ProcessErrors) {
         return function(params) {
             var scope = params.scope,
                 master = params.master;
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export default
                             }
                         }
                     }
-                    scope.base_dir = data.project_base_dir;
+                    scope.base_dir = data.project_base_dir || i18n._('You do not have access to view this property');
                     master.local_path = scope.local_path;
                     master.base_dir = scope.base_dir; // Keep in master object so that it doesn't get
                     // wiped out on form reset.
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ export default
                 })
                 .catch(({data, status}) => {
                     ProcessErrors(scope, data, status, null, { hdr: 'Error!',
-                        msg: 'Failed to access API config. GET status: ' + status });
+                        msg: i18n._('Failed to access API config. GET status: ') + status });
                 });
         };
     }
 
 GetProjectPath.$inject =
-    [   'Alert',
+    [   'i18n',
         'Rest',
         'GetBasePath',
         'ProcessErrors'