diff --git a/awx/main/db/profiled_pg/base.py b/awx/main/db/profiled_pg/base.py
index da49f290fb..54aae49080 100644
--- a/awx/main/db/profiled_pg/base.py
+++ b/awx/main/db/profiled_pg/base.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class RecordedQueryLog(object):
                     progname = match
                     break
             else:
-                progname = os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])
+                progname = 'unknown'
             filepath = os.path.join(self.dest, '{}.sqlite'.format(progname))
             version = _get_version('awx')
             log = sqlite3.connect(filepath, timeout=3)
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/unit/test_db.py b/awx/main/tests/unit/test_db.py
index dc40ea77f3..4e620d802c 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/unit/test_db.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/unit/test_db.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import collections
 import os
 import sqlite3
-import sys
 import unittest
 
 import pytest
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ def test_sql_above_threshold(tmpdir):
         args, kw = _call
         assert args == ('EXPLAIN VERBOSE {}'.format(QUERY['sql']),)
 
-    path = os.path.join(tmpdir, '{}.sqlite'.format(os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])))
+    path = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'unknown.sqlite')
     assert os.path.exists(path)
 
     # verify the results