diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/groups/nested-hosts/nested-hosts-add.route.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/groups/nested-hosts/nested-hosts-add.route.js
index 3559192274..107f971aed 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/groups/nested-hosts/nested-hosts-add.route.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/groups/nested-hosts/nested-hosts-add.route.js
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ export default {
     },
     views: {
         'hostForm@inventories': {
-            templateProvider: function(GenerateForm, RelatedHostsFormDefinition) {
-                let form = RelatedHostsFormDefinition;
+            templateProvider: function(GenerateForm, RelatedHostsFormDefinition, NestedHostsFormDefinition, $stateParams) {
+                let form = ($stateParams.group_id) ? NestedHostsFormDefinition : RelatedHostsFormDefinition;
                 return GenerateForm.buildHTML(form, {
                     mode: 'add',
                     related: false
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/groups/nested-hosts/nested-hosts-edit.route.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/groups/nested-hosts/nested-hosts-edit.route.js
index 8bcd6ec985..26d79de5bd 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/groups/nested-hosts/nested-hosts-edit.route.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/groups/nested-hosts/nested-hosts-edit.route.js
@@ -8,10 +8,7 @@ export default {
     views: {
         'hostForm@inventories': {
             templateProvider: function(GenerateForm, RelatedHostsFormDefinition, NestedHostsFormDefinition, $stateParams) {
-                let form = RelatedHostsFormDefinition;
-                if($stateParams.group_id){
-                    form = NestedHostsFormDefinition;
-                }
+                let form = ($stateParams.group_id) ? NestedHostsFormDefinition : RelatedHostsFormDefinition;
                 return GenerateForm.buildHTML(form, {
                     mode: 'edit',
                     related: false
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/groups/nested-hosts/nested-hosts.form.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/groups/nested-hosts/nested-hosts.form.js
index 50cc60cdb4..b3f2eed211 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/groups/nested-hosts/nested-hosts.form.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories/groups/nested-hosts/nested-hosts.form.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ function(i18n) {
                     ngDisabled: '!(host.summary_fields.user_capabilities.edit || canAdd)',
                     type: 'text'
                 },
-                variables: {
+                host_variables: {
                     label: i18n._('Variables'),
                     type: 'textarea',
                     rows: 6,