diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/templates/job_templates/edit-job-template/job-template-edit.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/templates/job_templates/edit-job-template/job-template-edit.controller.js
index c6e2770a50..8312c09543 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/templates/job_templates/edit-job-template/job-template-edit.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/templates/job_templates/edit-job-template/job-template-edit.controller.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export default
                 $scope.parseType = 'yaml';
                 $scope.showJobType = false;
 
-                if(!$scope.project) {
+                if($scope.job_type && $scope.job_type.value === 'scan' && !$scope.project) {
                     $scope.project_name = 'Default';
                 }