diff --git a/awx/api/views.py b/awx/api/views.py
index f7a939e839..4de82197e3 100644
--- a/awx/api/views.py
+++ b/awx/api/views.py
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ def api_exception_handler(exc, context):
         exc = ParseError(exc.args[0])
     if isinstance(exc, FieldError):
         exc = ParseError(exc.args[0])
+    if isinstance(context['view'], UnifiedJobStdout):
+        context['view'].renderer_classes = [BrowsableAPIRenderer, renderers.JSONRenderer]
     return exception_handler(exc, context)