diff --git a/awx/main/migrations/0130_event_partitions.py b/awx/main/migrations/0130_event_partitions.py
index 9fa54e7e61..1fbf7cbc08 100644
--- a/awx/main/migrations/0130_event_partitions.py
+++ b/awx/main/migrations/0130_event_partitions.py
@@ -114,4 +114,9 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
             name='job_created',
             field=models.DateTimeField(null=True, editable=False),
         ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='jobevent',
+            name='job',
+            field=models.ForeignKey(editable=False, null=True, on_delete=models.deletion.SET_NULL, related_name='job_events', to='main.Job'),
+        ),
     ]
diff --git a/awx/main/models/events.py b/awx/main/models/events.py
index 0a2e884393..a453aa7cb0 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/events.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/events.py
@@ -476,7 +476,8 @@ class JobEvent(BasePlaybookEvent):
     job = models.ForeignKey(
         'Job',
         related_name='job_events',
-        on_delete=models.CASCADE,
+        null=True,
+        on_delete=models.SET_NULL,
         editable=False,
     )
     host = models.ForeignKey(