diff --git a/awx/api/views.py b/awx/api/views.py
index 98a04c4626..5ec19e2f8c 100644
--- a/awx/api/views.py
+++ b/awx/api/views.py
@@ -2482,9 +2482,12 @@ class InventoryInventorySourcesUpdate(RetrieveAPIView):
         inventory = self.get_object()
         update_data = []
         for inventory_source in inventory.inventory_sources.all():
-            details = {'inventory_source': inventory_source.pk,
-                       'can_update': inventory_source.can_update}
-            update_data.append(details)
+            if inventory_source.source == '':
+                continue
+            else:
+                details = {'inventory_source': inventory_source.pk,
+                           'can_update': inventory_source.can_update}
+                update_data.append(details)
         return Response(update_data)
 
     def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -2503,7 +2506,8 @@ class InventoryInventorySourcesUpdate(RetrieveAPIView):
                     can_update = False
                 else:
                     project_update = True
-
+            if inventory_source.source == '':
+                continue
             if can_update:
                 if project_update:
                     details['project_update'] = inventory_source.source_project.update().id
@@ -2885,7 +2889,7 @@ class JobTemplateSurveySpec(GenericAPIView):
             if survey_item["type"] == "password":
                 if survey_item.get("default") and survey_item["default"].startswith('$encrypted$'):
                     if not obj.survey_spec:
-                        return Response(dict(error=_("$encrypted$ is reserved keyword and may not be used as a default for password {}.".format(str(idx)))), 
+                        return Response(dict(error=_("$encrypted$ is reserved keyword and may not be used as a default for password {}.".format(str(idx)))),
                                         status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
                     else:
                         old_spec = obj.survey_spec