diff --git a/awx/ui/client/lib/components/launchTemplateButton/launchTemplateButton.component.js b/awx/ui/client/lib/components/launchTemplateButton/launchTemplateButton.component.js
index b3dbb4bafc..fe0dfa0f9a 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/lib/components/launchTemplateButton/launchTemplateButton.component.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/lib/components/launchTemplateButton/launchTemplateButton.component.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function atLaunchTemplateCtrl (
     const jobTemplate = new JobTemplate();
     const workflowTemplate = new WorkflowTemplate();
     vm.strings = componentsStrings;
-    vm.strings.get('launchTemplate.DEFAULT');
+    vm.launchTooltip = vm.strings.get('launchTemplate.DEFAULT');
 
     $scope.$watch('vm.disabled', (val) => {
         vm.launchTooltip = (val) ? vm.strings.get('launchTemplate.DISABLED') : vm.strings.get('launchTemplate.DEFAULT');