diff --git a/awx/api/serializers.py b/awx/api/serializers.py
index 4f94175afd..26af92a549 100644
--- a/awx/api/serializers.py
+++ b/awx/api/serializers.py
@@ -4872,6 +4872,7 @@ class InstanceNodeSerializer(BaseSerializer):
 
 
 class InstanceSerializer(BaseSerializer):
+    show_capabilities = ['edit']
 
     consumed_capacity = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
     percent_capacity_remaining = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
@@ -4917,7 +4918,7 @@ class InstanceSerializer(BaseSerializer):
         res = super(InstanceSerializer, self).get_related(obj)
         res['jobs'] = self.reverse('api:instance_unified_jobs_list', kwargs={'pk': obj.pk})
         res['instance_groups'] = self.reverse('api:instance_instance_groups_list', kwargs={'pk': obj.pk})
-        if settings.IS_K8S and obj.node_type in ('execution', 'hop'):
+        if settings.IS_K8S and obj.node_type in (Instance.Types.EXECUTION,):
             res['install_bundle'] = self.reverse('api:instance_install_bundle', kwargs={'pk': obj.pk})
         res['peers'] = self.reverse('api:instance_peers_list', kwargs={"pk": obj.pk})
         if self.context['request'].user.is_superuser or self.context['request'].user.is_system_auditor:
@@ -4950,8 +4951,8 @@ class InstanceSerializer(BaseSerializer):
 
     def validate_node_type(self, value):
         if not self.instance:
-            if value not in [Instance.Types.EXECUTION, Instance.Types.HOP]:
-                raise serializers.ValidationError("Can only create execution and hop nodes.")
+            if value not in (Instance.Types.EXECUTION,):
+                raise serializers.ValidationError("Can only create execution nodes.")
         else:
             if self.instance.node_type != value:
                 raise serializers.ValidationError("Cannot change node type.")
diff --git a/awx/api/views/__init__.py b/awx/api/views/__init__.py
index 5d95e13b98..7c8b6aaffc 100644
--- a/awx/api/views/__init__.py
+++ b/awx/api/views/__init__.py
@@ -369,7 +369,9 @@ class InstanceList(ListCreateAPIView):
     ordering = ('id',)
 
     def perform_create(self, serializer):
-        serializer.save(node_state=models.Instance.States.INSTALLED)
+        obj = serializer.save(node_state=models.Instance.States.INSTALLED)
+        for instance in models.Instance.objects.filter(node_type__in=[models.Instance.Types.CONTROL, models.Instance.Types.HYBRID]):
+            models.InstanceLink.objects.create(source=instance, target=obj, link_state=models.InstanceLink.States.ADDING)
 
 
 class InstanceDetail(RetrieveUpdateAPIView):
@@ -384,8 +386,6 @@ class InstanceDetail(RetrieveUpdateAPIView):
             obj = self.get_object()
             obj.set_capacity_value()
             obj.save(update_fields=['capacity'])
-            for instance in models.Instance.objects.filter(node_type__in=['control', 'hybrid']):
-                models.InstanceLink.objects.create(source=instance, target=obj)
             r.data = serializers.InstanceSerializer(obj, context=self.get_serializer_context()).to_representation(obj)
         return r
 
diff --git a/awx/main/models/ha.py b/awx/main/models/ha.py
index 1e52646958..e09b7cb9d4 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/ha.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/ha.py
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ def on_instance_group_saved(sender, instance, created=False, raw=False, **kwargs
 @receiver(post_save, sender=Instance)
 def on_instance_saved(sender, instance, created=False, raw=False, **kwargs):
     # TODO: handle update to instance
-    if settings.IS_K8S and created and instance.node_type in ('execution', 'hop'):
+    if settings.IS_K8S and created and instance.node_type in (Instance.Types.EXECUTION,):
         from awx.main.tasks.receptor import write_receptor_config  # prevents circular import
 
         # on commit broadcast to all control instance to update their receptor configs
diff --git a/awx/main/tasks/receptor.py b/awx/main/tasks/receptor.py
index b62f53ae42..95f211bed2 100644
--- a/awx/main/tasks/receptor.py
+++ b/awx/main/tasks/receptor.py
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ RECEPTOR_CONFIG_STARTER = (
 def write_receptor_config():
     receptor_config = list(RECEPTOR_CONFIG_STARTER)
 
-    instances = Instance.objects.exclude(node_type='control')
+    instances = Instance.objects.filter(node_type=Instance.Types.EXECUTION)
     for instance in instances:
         peer = {'tcp-peer': {'address': f'{instance.hostname}:{instance.listener_port}', 'tls': 'tlsclient'}}
         receptor_config.append(peer)