diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/configuration/auth-form/configuration-auth.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/configuration/auth-form/configuration-auth.controller.js
index 5acfaec62e..984b7bd273 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/configuration/auth-form/configuration-auth.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/configuration/auth-form/configuration-auth.controller.js
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ export default [
             let parts = url.split('/');
             let tab = parts[parts.length - 1];
 
-            if (tab === 'auth' && !codeInputInitialized) {
+            if (tab === 'auth') {
                 startCodeMirrors();
                 codeInputInitialized = true;
             }
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/configuration/configuration.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/configuration/configuration.controller.js
index 335e1286cb..a915601cba 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/configuration/configuration.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/configuration/configuration.controller.js
@@ -505,9 +505,6 @@ export default [
                         else if($scope[key + '_field'].reset === "CUSTOM_LOGO"){
                             $scope.$broadcast(key+'_reverted');
                         }
-                        else if($scope[key + '_field'].type === "textarea" && _.isArray($scope.configDataResolve[key].default)){
-                            $scope[key] = ConfigurationUtils.arrayToList($scope[key], key);
-                        }
                         else if($scope[key + '_field'].hasOwnProperty('codeMirror')){
                             $scope[key] = '{}';
                             $scope.$broadcast('codeMirror_populated', key);