diff --git a/awx/api/views.py b/awx/api/views.py
index b82cb424d6..69dcbd064c 100644
--- a/awx/api/views.py
+++ b/awx/api/views.py
@@ -1024,6 +1024,7 @@ class ProjectList(ListCreateAPIView):
             'update_role',
             'read_role',
         )
+        projects_qs = projects_qs.prefetch_related('last_job', 'created_by')
         return projects_qs
 
 
@@ -1579,6 +1580,7 @@ class InventoryList(ListCreateAPIView):
     def get_queryset(self):
         qs = Inventory.accessible_objects(self.request.user, 'read_role')
         qs = qs.select_related('admin_role', 'read_role', 'update_role', 'use_role', 'adhoc_role')
+        qs = qs.prefetch_related('created_by', 'modified_by', 'organization')
         return qs
 
 
diff --git a/awx/main/access.py b/awx/main/access.py
index 5551e35dc6..e20d5fed12 100644
--- a/awx/main/access.py
+++ b/awx/main/access.py
@@ -1809,6 +1809,9 @@ class UnifiedJobTemplateAccess(BaseAccess):
             'created_by',
             'modified_by',
             'next_schedule',
+        )
+        # prefetch last/current jobs so we get the real instance
+        qs = qs.prefetch_related(
             'last_job',
             'current_job',
         )