diff --git a/awx/ui/src/screens/Job/JobOutput/useJobEvents.js b/awx/ui/src/screens/Job/JobOutput/useJobEvents.js
index c3f894279e..7566c1a915 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/screens/Job/JobOutput/useJobEvents.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/screens/Job/JobOutput/useJobEvents.js
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ export default function useJobEvents(callbacks, jobId, isFlatMode) {
     callbacks
       .fetchChildrenSummary()
       .then((result) => {
-        if (result.data.event_processing_finished === false) {
+        const { event_processing_finished, is_tree } = result.data;
+        if (event_processing_finished === false || is_tree === false) {
           callbacks.setForceFlatMode(true);
           callbacks.setJobTreeReady();
           return;