diff --git a/awx/api/views.py b/awx/api/views.py
index 4d3c07d228..e5a1ac270a 100644
--- a/awx/api/views.py
+++ b/awx/api/views.py
@@ -1832,6 +1832,7 @@ class JobCancel(RetrieveAPIView):
 class JobRelaunch(GenericAPIView):
 
     model = Job
+    is_job_start = True
     # FIXME: Add serializer class to define fields in OPTIONS request!
 
     @csrf_exempt