diff --git a/awx/main/migrations/0185_hop_nodes.py b/awx/main/migrations/0185_hop_nodes.py
index b944fe4738..e3b1549195 100644
--- a/awx/main/migrations/0185_hop_nodes.py
+++ b/awx/main/migrations/0185_hop_nodes.py
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ import django.core.validators
 from django.db import migrations, models
 
 
+def set_peers_from_control_nodes_true(apps, schema_editor):
+    Instance = apps.get_model('main', 'Instance')
+    Instance.objects.filter(node_type='execution').update(peers_from_control_nodes=True)
+
+
 class Migration(migrations.Migration):
     dependencies = [
         ('main', '0184_django_indexes'),
@@ -44,4 +49,5 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 validators=[django.core.validators.MinValueValidator(1), django.core.validators.MaxValueValidator(65535)],
             ),
         ),
+        migrations.RunPython(set_peers_from_control_nodes_true),
     ]