diff --git a/awx/main/fields.py b/awx/main/fields.py
index df0da42538..8337423367 100644
--- a/awx/main/fields.py
+++ b/awx/main/fields.py
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ class ImplicitResourceField(models.ForeignKey):
 
     def _save(self, instance, *args, **kwargs):
         # Ensure that our field gets initialized after our first save
-        getattr(instance, self.name)
+        if not hasattr(instance, self.name):
+            getattr(instance, self.name)
 
 
 class ImplicitRoleDescriptor(ReverseSingleRelatedObjectDescriptor):
@@ -257,4 +258,5 @@ class ImplicitRoleField(models.ForeignKey):
 
     def _save(self, instance, *args, **kwargs):
         # Ensure that our field gets initialized after our first save
-        getattr(instance, self.name)
+        if not hasattr(instance, self.name):
+            getattr(instance, self.name)