diff --git a/awx/api/views/__init__.py b/awx/api/views/__init__.py
index 30eee980e2..7993a25de6 100644
--- a/awx/api/views/__init__.py
+++ b/awx/api/views/__init__.py
@@ -365,14 +365,11 @@ class InstanceList(ListAPIView):
     serializer_class = serializers.InstanceSerializer
     search_fields = ('hostname',)
 
-    def get_queryset(self):
-        return super().get_queryset().exclude(node_type='hop')
-
 
 class InstanceDetail(RetrieveUpdateAPIView):
 
     name = _("Instance Detail")
-    queryset = models.Instance.objects.exclude(node_type='hop')
+    model = models.Instance
     serializer_class = serializers.InstanceSerializer
 
     def update(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -418,10 +415,14 @@ class InstanceInstanceGroupsList(InstanceGroupMembershipMixin, SubListCreateAtta
 class InstanceHealthCheck(GenericAPIView):
 
     name = _('Instance Health Check')
-    queryset = models.Instance.objects.exclude(node_type='hop')
+    model = models.Instance
     serializer_class = serializers.InstanceHealthCheckSerializer
     permission_classes = (IsSystemAdminOrAuditor,)
 
+    def get_queryset(self):
+        # FIXME: For now, we don't have a good way of checking the health of a hop node.
+        return super().get_queryset().exclude(node_type='hop')
+
     def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         obj = self.get_object()
         data = self.get_serializer(data=request.data).to_representation(obj)