diff --git a/awx/api/urls/job_template.py b/awx/api/urls/job_template.py
index 18305984bf..77252eb7e3 100644
--- a/awx/api/urls/job_template.py
+++ b/awx/api/urls/job_template.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 from django.conf.urls import include, url
 
-from awx.main.models import JobTemplate
 from awx.api.views import (
     JobTemplateList,
     JobTemplateDetail,
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ urls = [
     url(r'^(?P<pk>[0-9]+)/object_roles/$', JobTemplateObjectRolesList.as_view(), name='job_template_object_roles_list'),
     url(r'^(?P<pk>[0-9]+)/labels/$', JobTemplateLabelList.as_view(), name='job_template_label_list'),
     url(r'^(?P<pk>[0-9]+)/copy/$', JobTemplateCopy.as_view(), name='job_template_copy'),
-    url(r'^(?P<pk>[0-9]+)/', include('awx.api.urls.webhooks'), {'model_kwarg': 'job_templates', 'model': JobTemplate}),
+    url(r'^(?P<pk>[0-9]+)/', include('awx.api.urls.webhooks'), {'model_kwarg': 'job_templates'}),
 ]
 
 __all__ = ['urls']
diff --git a/awx/api/urls/workflow_job_template.py b/awx/api/urls/workflow_job_template.py
index 6d8608e6c1..b9deda499a 100644
--- a/awx/api/urls/workflow_job_template.py
+++ b/awx/api/urls/workflow_job_template.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 from django.conf.urls import include, url
 
-from awx.main.models import WorkflowJobTemplate
 from awx.api.views import (
     WorkflowJobTemplateList,
     WorkflowJobTemplateDetail,
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ urls = [
     url(r'^(?P<pk>[0-9]+)/access_list/$', WorkflowJobTemplateAccessList.as_view(), name='workflow_job_template_access_list'),
     url(r'^(?P<pk>[0-9]+)/object_roles/$', WorkflowJobTemplateObjectRolesList.as_view(), name='workflow_job_template_object_roles_list'),
     url(r'^(?P<pk>[0-9]+)/labels/$', WorkflowJobTemplateLabelList.as_view(), name='workflow_job_template_label_list'),
-    url(r'^(?P<pk>[0-9]+)/', include('awx.api.urls.webhooks'), {'model_kwarg': 'workflow_job_templates', 'model': WorkflowJobTemplate}),
+    url(r'^(?P<pk>[0-9]+)/', include('awx.api.urls.webhooks'), {'model_kwarg': 'workflow_job_templates'}),
 ]
 
 __all__ = ['urls']
diff --git a/awx/api/views/webhooks.py b/awx/api/views/webhooks.py
index e9a7c7bbd3..25fb4b56bb 100644
--- a/awx/api/views/webhooks.py
+++ b/awx/api/views/webhooks.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from rest_framework.response import Response
 from awx.api import serializers
 from awx.api.generics import APIView, GenericAPIView
 from awx.api.permissions import WebhookKeyPermission
+from awx.main.models import JobTemplate, WorkflowJobTemplate
 
 # NOTE: The model class attribute for these views must be added
 # dynamically when including urls/webhooks.py
@@ -20,6 +21,15 @@ class WebhookKeyView(GenericAPIView):
     serializer_class = serializers.EmptySerializer
     permission_classes = (WebhookKeyPermission,)
 
+    def get_queryset(self):
+        qs_models = {
+            'job_templates': JobTemplate,
+            'workflow_job_templates': WorkflowJobTemplate,
+        }
+        self.model = qs_models.get(self.kwargs['model_kwarg'])
+
+        return super().get_queryset()
+
     def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         obj = self.get_object()
 
@@ -41,7 +51,15 @@ class WebhookReceiverBase(APIView):
         return super().dispatch(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def get_queryset(self):
-        return self.model.objects.filter(webhook_service=self.service)
+        qs_models = {
+            'job_templates': JobTemplate,
+            'workflow_job_templates': WorkflowJobTemplate,
+        }
+        model = qs_models.get(self.kwargs['model_kwarg'])
+        if model is None:
+            raise PermissionDenied
+
+        return model.objects.filter(webhook_service=self.service)
 
     def get_object(self):
         queryset = self.get_queryset()