diff --git a/awx/api/views.py b/awx/api/views.py
index 36e8ba4b24..896260c75b 100644
--- a/awx/api/views.py
+++ b/awx/api/views.py
@@ -1743,7 +1743,7 @@ class SystemJobTemplateLaunch(GenericAPIView):
             raise PermissionDenied()
         new_job = obj.create_unified_job()
         result = new_job.signal_start()
-        data = dict(job=new_job.id)
+        data = dict(system_job=new_job.id)
         return Response(data, status=status.HTTP_202_ACCEPTED)
 
 class SystemJobTemplateSchedulesList(SubListCreateAPIView):