diff --git a/awx/main/tasks.py b/awx/main/tasks.py
index 81e972d9cf..a7a780d2a5 100644
--- a/awx/main/tasks.py
+++ b/awx/main/tasks.py
@@ -3038,13 +3038,14 @@ class AWXReceptorJob:
             ee = get_default_execution_environment()
 
         default_pod_spec = get_default_pod_spec()
-        default_pod_spec['spec']['containers'][0]['image'] = ee.image
 
         pod_spec_override = {}
         if self.task and self.task.instance.instance_group.pod_spec_override:
             pod_spec_override = parse_yaml_or_json(self.task.instance.instance_group.pod_spec_override)
         pod_spec = {**default_pod_spec, **pod_spec_override}
 
+        pod_spec['spec']['containers'][0]['image'] = ee.image
+
         if self.task:
             pod_spec['metadata'] = deepmerge(
                 pod_spec.get('metadata', {}),