diff --git a/awx/main/dispatch/pool.py b/awx/main/dispatch/pool.py
index e93d2ffc90..73068599a2 100644
--- a/awx/main/dispatch/pool.py
+++ b/awx/main/dispatch/pool.py
@@ -296,6 +296,10 @@ class AutoscalePool(WorkerPool):
             # 5 workers per GB of total memory
             self.max_workers = (total_memory_gb * 5)
 
+        # max workers can't be less than min_workers
+        self.max_workers = max(self.min_workers, self.max_workers)
+        logger.warning(self.debug_meta)
+
     @property
     def should_grow(self):
         if len(self.workers) < self.min_workers: