diff --git a/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py b/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py
index 0c95d5b3e9..fa6d7dde31 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py
@@ -1289,7 +1289,8 @@ class UnifiedJob(
 
             if self.spawned_by_workflow:
                 status_data['group_name'] = "workflow_events"
-                status_data['workflow_job_template_id'] = self.unified_job_template.id
+                if self.workflow_job:
+                    status_data['workflow_job_template_id'] = self.workflow_job.workflow_job_template_id
                 emit_channel_notification('workflow_events-' + str(self.workflow_job_id), status_data)
         except IOError:  # includes socket errors
             logger.exception('%s failed to emit channel msg about status change', self.log_format)