diff --git a/awx/main/conf.py b/awx/main/conf.py
index c51205eaa7..2361a54e3e 100644
--- a/awx/main/conf.py
+++ b/awx/main/conf.py
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ register(
 register(
     'AWX_PROOT_HIDE_PATHS',
     field_class=fields.StringListField,
+    required=False,
     label=_('Paths to hide from isolated jobs'),
     help_text=_('Additional paths to hide from isolated processes.'),
     category=_('Jobs'),
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ register(
 register(
     'AWX_PROOT_SHOW_PATHS',
     field_class=fields.StringListField,
+    required=False,
     label=_('Paths to expose to isolated jobs'),
     help_text=_('Whitelist of paths that would otherwise be hidden to expose to isolated jobs.'),
     category=_('Jobs'),
@@ -182,6 +184,7 @@ register(
 register(
     'AWX_ANSIBLE_CALLBACK_PLUGINS',
     field_class=fields.StringListField,
+    required=False,
     label=_('Ansible Callback Plugins'),
     help_text=_('List of paths to search for extra callback plugins to be used when running jobs.'),
     category=_('Jobs'),
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/api/test_settings.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/api/test_settings.py
index 94aa316aea..a3fd24b22b 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/api/test_settings.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/api/test_settings.py
@@ -44,6 +44,27 @@ def test_license_cannot_be_removed_via_system_settings(mock_no_license_file, get
     assert response.data['LICENSE']
 
 
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_jobs_settings(get, put, patch, delete, admin):
+    url = reverse('api:setting_singleton_detail', args=('jobs',))
+    get(url, user=admin, expect=200)
+    delete(url, user=admin, expect=204)
+    response = get(url, user=admin, expect=200)
+    data = dict(response.data.items())
+    put(url, user=admin, data=data, expect=200)
+    patch(url, user=admin, data={'AWX_PROOT_HIDE_PATHS': ['/home']}, expect=200)
+    response = get(url, user=admin, expect=200)
+    assert response.data['AWX_PROOT_HIDE_PATHS'] == ['/home']
+    data.pop('AWX_PROOT_HIDE_PATHS')
+    data.pop('AWX_PROOT_SHOW_PATHS')
+    data.pop('AWX_ANSIBLE_CALLBACK_PLUGINS')
+    put(url, user=admin, data=data, expect=200)
+    response = get(url, user=admin, expect=200)
+    assert response.data['AWX_PROOT_HIDE_PATHS'] == []
+    assert response.data['AWX_PROOT_SHOW_PATHS'] == []
+    assert response.data['AWX_ANSIBLE_CALLBACK_PLUGINS'] == []
+
+
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 def test_ldap_settings(get, put, patch, delete, admin, enterprise_license):
     url = reverse('api:setting_singleton_detail', args=('ldap',))