diff --git a/awx/api/views.py b/awx/api/views.py
index ce60e09aec..494e1b0d83 100644
--- a/awx/api/views.py
+++ b/awx/api/views.py
@@ -4143,7 +4143,7 @@ class JobRelaunch(RetrieveAPIView):
                 for p in needed_passwords:
                     data['credential_passwords'][p] = u''
             else:
-                data.pop('credential_passwords')
+                data.pop('credential_passwords', None)
         return data
 
     @csrf_exempt