diff --git a/awx/main/tests/factories/fixtures.py b/awx/main/tests/factories/fixtures.py
index 9cbdfcd288..267e5717b3 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/factories/fixtures.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/factories/fixtures.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def mk_instance(persisted=True, hostname='instance.example.org'):
     return Instance.objects.get_or_create(uuid=settings.SYSTEM_UUID, hostname=hostname)[0]
 
 
-def mk_instance_group(name='tower', instance=None, minimum=0, percentage=0):
+def mk_instance_group(name='default', instance=None, minimum=0, percentage=0):
     ig, status = InstanceGroup.objects.get_or_create(name=name, policy_instance_minimum=minimum, policy_instance_percentage=percentage)
     if instance is not None:
         if type(instance) == list:
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_tasks.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_tasks.py
index 00b31596c0..850b4709ca 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_tasks.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_tasks.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class TestDependentInventoryUpdate:
                 task.post_run_hook(proj_update, 'successful')
                 assert not inv_update_mck.called
 
-    def test_dependent_inventory_updates(self, scm_inventory_source):
+    def test_dependent_inventory_updates(self, scm_inventory_source, default_instance_group):
         task = RunProjectUpdate()
         scm_inventory_source.scm_last_revision = ''
         proj_update = ProjectUpdate.objects.create(project=scm_inventory_source.source_project)
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class TestDependentInventoryUpdate:
                 iu_run_mock.assert_called_once_with(inv_update.id)
                 assert inv_update.source_project_update_id == proj_update.pk
 
-    def test_dependent_inventory_project_cancel(self, project, inventory):
+    def test_dependent_inventory_project_cancel(self, project, inventory, default_instance_group):
         """
         Test that dependent inventory updates exhibit good behavior on cancel
         of the source project update