diff --git a/awx/main/base_views.py b/awx/main/base_views.py
index 0ac7b3e9c1..2a45fa4328 100644
--- a/awx/main/base_views.py
+++ b/awx/main/base_views.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from django.http import HttpResponse, Http404
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
 from django.template.loader import render_to_string
+from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 from django.utils.timezone import now
 
 # Django REST Framework
@@ -30,6 +31,42 @@ __all__ = ['APIView', 'GenericAPIView', 'ListAPIView', 'ListCreateAPIView',
            'SubListAPIView', 'SubListCreateAPIView', 'RetrieveAPIView',
            'RetrieveUpdateAPIView', 'RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView']
 
+def get_view_name(cls, suffix=None):
+    '''
+    Wrapper around REST framework get_view_name() to support get_name() method
+    and view_name property on a view class.
+    '''
+    name = ''
+    if hasattr(cls, 'get_name') and callable(cls.get_name):
+        name = cls().get_name()
+    elif hasattr(cls, 'view_name'):
+        if callable(cls.view_name):
+            name = cls.view_name()
+        else:
+            name = cls.view_name
+    if name:
+        return ('%s %s' % (name, suffix)) if suffix else name
+    return views.get_view_name(cls, suffix=None)
+
+def get_view_description(cls, html=False):
+    '''
+    Wrapper around REST framework get_view_description() to support
+    get_description() method and view_description property on a view class.
+    '''
+    if hasattr(cls, 'get_description') and callable(cls.get_description):
+        desc = cls().get_description(html=html)
+        cls = type(cls.__name__, (object,), {'__doc__': desc})
+    elif hasattr(cls, 'view_description'):
+        if callable(cls.view_description):
+            view_desc = cls.view_description()
+        else:
+            view_desc = cls.view_description
+        cls = type(cls.__name__, (object,), {'__doc__': view_desc})
+    desc = views.get_view_description(cls, html=html)
+    if html:
+        desc = '<div class="description">%s</div>' % desc
+    return mark_safe(desc)
+
 class APIView(views.APIView):
 
     def get_authenticate_header(self, request):
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/projects.py b/awx/main/tests/projects.py
index d2ea7f42b6..0d65bd9c05 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/projects.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/projects.py
@@ -850,11 +850,15 @@ class ProjectUpdatesTest(BaseTransactionTest):
 
     def check_project_update(self, project, should_fail=False, **kwargs):
         pu = kwargs.pop('project_update', None)
+        should_error = kwargs.pop('should_error', False)
         if not pu:
             pu = project.update(**kwargs)
             self.assertTrue(pu)
         pu = ProjectUpdate.objects.get(pk=pu.pk)
-        if should_fail:
+        if should_error:
+            self.assertEqual(pu.status, 'error',
+                             pu.result_stdout + pu.result_traceback)
+        elif should_fail:
             self.assertEqual(pu.status, 'failed',
                              pu.result_stdout + pu.result_traceback)
         elif should_fail is False:
@@ -864,11 +868,12 @@ class ProjectUpdatesTest(BaseTransactionTest):
             pass # If should_fail is None, we don't care.
         # Get the SCM URL from the job args, if it starts with a '/' we aren't
         # handling the URL correctly.
-        scm_url_in_args_re = re.compile(r'\\(?:\\\\)??"scm_url\\(?:\\\\)??": \\(?:\\\\)??"(.*?)\\(?:\\\\)??"')
-        match = scm_url_in_args_re.search(pu.job_args)
-        self.assertTrue(match, pu.job_args)
-        scm_url_in_args = match.groups()[0]
-        self.assertFalse(scm_url_in_args.startswith('/'), scm_url_in_args)
+        if not should_error:
+            scm_url_in_args_re = re.compile(r'\\(?:\\\\)??"scm_url\\(?:\\\\)??": \\(?:\\\\)??"(.*?)\\(?:\\\\)??"')
+            match = scm_url_in_args_re.search(pu.job_args)
+            self.assertTrue(match, pu.job_args)
+            scm_url_in_args = match.groups()[0]
+            self.assertFalse(scm_url_in_args.startswith('/'), scm_url_in_args)
         #return pu
         # Make sure scm_password doesn't show up anywhere in args or output
         # from project update.
@@ -1088,7 +1093,9 @@ class ProjectUpdatesTest(BaseTransactionTest):
             scm_username=scm_username,
             scm_password=scm_password,
         )
-        self.check_project_update(project2, should_fail=True)
+        should_error = bool('github.com' in scm_url and scm_username != 'git')
+        self.check_project_update(project2, should_fail=True,
+                                  should_error=should_error)
 
     def create_local_git_repo(self):
         repo_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
diff --git a/awx/main/urls.py b/awx/main/urls.py
index f58a6830f8..99109b5235 100644
--- a/awx/main/urls.py
+++ b/awx/main/urls.py
@@ -162,48 +162,3 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('awx.main.views',
     url(r'^$', 'api_root_view'),
     url(r'^v1/', include(v1_urls)),
 )
-
-# Monkeypatch get_view_name and get_view_description in Django REST Framework
-# 2.3.x to allow a custom view name or description to be defined on the view
-# class, instead of always using __name__ and __doc__.  Used to be possible in
-# 2.2.x by defining get_name() and get_description() methods on a view.
-
-try:
-    import rest_framework.utils.formatting
-    from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
-
-    original_get_view_name = rest_framework.utils.formatting.get_view_name
-    def get_view_name(cls, suffix=None):
-        name = ''
-        # Support for get_name method on views compatible with 2.2.x. 
-        if hasattr(cls, 'get_name') and callable(cls.get_name):
-            name = cls().get_name()
-        elif hasattr(cls, 'view_name'):
-            if callable(cls.view_name):
-                name = cls.view_name()
-            else:
-                name = cls.view_name
-        if name:
-            return ('%s %s' % (name, suffix)) if suffix else name
-        return original_get_view_name(cls, suffix=None)
-    rest_framework.utils.formatting.get_view_name = get_view_name
-
-    original_get_view_description = rest_framework.utils.formatting.get_view_description
-    def get_view_description(cls, html=False):
-        # Support for get_description method on views compatible with 2.2.x. 
-        if hasattr(cls, 'get_description') and callable(cls.get_description):
-            desc = cls().get_description(html=html)
-            cls = type(cls.__name__, (object,), {'__doc__': desc})
-        elif hasattr(cls, 'view_description'):
-            if callable(cls.view_description):
-                view_desc = cls.view_description()
-            else:
-                view_desc = cls.view_description
-            cls = type(cls.__name__, (object,), {'__doc__': view_desc})
-        desc = original_get_view_description(cls, html=html)
-        if html:
-            desc = '<div class="description">%s</div>' % desc
-        return mark_safe(desc)
-    rest_framework.utils.formatting.get_view_description = get_view_description
-except ImportError:
-    pass
diff --git a/awx/settings/defaults.py b/awx/settings/defaults.py
index 95f680466a..061dd21776 100644
--- a/awx/settings/defaults.py
+++ b/awx/settings/defaults.py
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ REST_FRAMEWORK = {
         'rest_framework.renderers.JSONRenderer',
         'awx.main.renderers.BrowsableAPIRenderer',
     ),
+    'VIEW_NAME_FUNCTION': 'awx.main.base_views.get_view_name',
+    'VIEW_DESCRIPTION_FUNCTION': 'awx.main.base_views.get_view_description',
 }
 
 AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = (