From de0561dcc23417b7089b9ec9637a338fbd529e86 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Bradberry <jeff.bradberry@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2021 15:24:04 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Only update the job_explanation on error if there wasn't
 already one

---
 awx/main/tasks.py | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/awx/main/tasks.py b/awx/main/tasks.py
index 05d01ed5e6..793574b54f 100644
--- a/awx/main/tasks.py
+++ b/awx/main/tasks.py
@@ -1544,7 +1544,8 @@ class BaseTask(object):
             rc = res.rc
 
             if status in ('timeout', 'error'):
-                self.instance.job_explanation = f"Job terminated due to {status}"
+                job_explanation = f"Job terminated due to {status}"
+                self.instance.job_explanation = self.instance.job_explanation or job_explanation
                 if status == 'timeout':
                     status = 'failed'