diff --git a/awx/ui/client/lib/models/Base.js b/awx/ui/client/lib/models/Base.js
index cd72106684..171c046a41 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/lib/models/Base.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/lib/models/Base.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 let $http;
 let $q;
 let cache;
+let strings;
 
 function request (method, resource, config) {
     let req = this.parseRequestConfig(method, resource, config);
@@ -473,14 +474,14 @@ function parseRequestConfig (method, resource, config) {
 /**
  * Base functionality for API interaction.
  *
- * @arg {string} path - The API resource for the model extending BaseModel to
+ * @arg {string} resource - The API resource for the model extending BaseModel to
  * use.
  * @arg {Object=} settings - Configuration applied to all instances of the
  * extending model.
  * @arg {boolean=} settings.cache - Cache the model data.
  *
  */
-function BaseModel (path, settings) {
+function BaseModel (resource, settings) {
     this.create = create;
     this.find = find;
     this.get = get;
@@ -511,18 +512,20 @@ function BaseModel (path, settings) {
     };
 
     this.model = {};
-    this.path = this.normalizePath(path);
+    this.path = this.normalizePath(resource);
+    this.label = strings.get(`${resource}.LABEL`);
     this.settings = settings || {};
 }
 
-function BaseModelLoader (_$http_, _$q_, _cache_) {
+function BaseModelLoader (_$http_, _$q_, _cache_, ModelsStrings) {
     $http = _$http_;
     $q = _$q_;
     cache = _cache_;
+    strings = ModelsStrings;
 
     return BaseModel;
 }
 
-BaseModelLoader.$inject = ['$http', '$q', 'CacheService'];
+BaseModelLoader.$inject = ['$http', '$q', 'CacheService', 'ModelsStrings'];
 
 export default BaseModelLoader;
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/lib/models/Credential.js b/awx/ui/client/lib/models/Credential.js
index ebf2ea141f..93d29bb002 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/lib/models/Credential.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/lib/models/Credential.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ let Project;
 let JobTemplate;
 let Inventory;
 let InventorySource;
-let strings;
 
 function createFormSchema (method, config) {
     if (!config) {
@@ -82,7 +81,6 @@ function CredentialModel (method, resource, config) {
     this.createFormSchema = createFormSchema.bind(this);
     this.assignInputGroupValues = assignInputGroupValues.bind(this);
     this.setDependentResources = setDependentResources.bind(this);
-    this.label = strings.get('labels.CREDENTIAL');
 
     return this.create(method, resource, config);
 }
@@ -92,15 +90,13 @@ function CredentialModelLoader (
     ProjectModel,
     JobTemplateModel,
     InventoryModel,
-    InventorySourceModel,
-    ModelsStrings
+    InventorySourceModel
 ) {
     Base = BaseModel;
     Project = ProjectModel;
     JobTemplate = JobTemplateModel;
     Inventory = InventoryModel;
     InventorySource = InventorySourceModel;
-    strings = ModelsStrings;
 
     return CredentialModel;
 }
@@ -110,8 +106,7 @@ CredentialModelLoader.$inject = [
     'ProjectModel',
     'JobTemplateModel',
     'InventoryModel',
-    'InventorySourceModel',
-    'ModelsStrings'
+    'InventorySourceModel'
 ];
 
 export default CredentialModelLoader;
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/lib/models/CredentialType.js b/awx/ui/client/lib/models/CredentialType.js
index 706839795c..0607350ad8 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/lib/models/CredentialType.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/lib/models/CredentialType.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 let Base;
 let Credential;
-let strings;
 
 function categorizeByKind () {
     const group = {};
@@ -50,27 +49,20 @@ function CredentialTypeModel (method, resource, config) {
     this.categorizeByKind = categorizeByKind.bind(this);
     this.mergeInputProperties = mergeInputProperties.bind(this);
     this.setDependentResources = setDependentResources.bind(this);
-    this.label = strings.get('labels.CREDENTIAL_TYPE');
 
     return this.create(method, resource, config);
 }
 
-function CredentialTypeModelLoader (
-    BaseModel,
-    CredentialModel,
-    ModelsStrings
-) {
+function CredentialTypeModelLoader (BaseModel, CredentialModel) {
     Base = BaseModel;
     Credential = CredentialModel;
-    strings = ModelsStrings;
 
     return CredentialTypeModel;
 }
 
 CredentialTypeModelLoader.$inject = [
     'BaseModel',
-    'CredentialModel',
-    'ModelsStrings'
+    'CredentialModel'
 ];
 
 export default CredentialTypeModelLoader;
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/lib/models/Inventory.js b/awx/ui/client/lib/models/Inventory.js
index 9ce657d4e5..3d270dfc79 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/lib/models/Inventory.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/lib/models/Inventory.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 let Base;
 let JobTemplate;
-let strings;
 
 function setDependentResources (id) {
     this.dependentResources = [
@@ -18,27 +17,20 @@ function InventoryModel (method, resource, config) {
 
     this.Constructor = InventoryModel;
     this.setDependentResources = setDependentResources.bind(this);
-    this.label = strings.get('labels.INVENTORY');
 
     return this.create(method, resource, config);
 }
 
-function InventoryModelLoader (
-    BaseModel,
-    JobTemplateModel,
-    ModelsStrings
-) {
+function InventoryModelLoader (BaseModel, JobTemplateModel) {
     Base = BaseModel;
     JobTemplate = JobTemplateModel;
-    strings = ModelsStrings;
 
     return InventoryModel;
 }
 
 InventoryModelLoader.$inject = [
     'BaseModel',
-    'JobTemplateModel',
-    'ModelsStrings'
+    'JobTemplateModel'
 ];
 
 export default InventoryModelLoader;
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/lib/models/InventoryScript.js b/awx/ui/client/lib/models/InventoryScript.js
index 9a1832b8da..1b759410ab 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/lib/models/InventoryScript.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/lib/models/InventoryScript.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 let Base;
 let InventorySource;
-let strings;
 
 function setDependentResources (id) {
     this.dependentResources = [
@@ -18,27 +17,20 @@ function InventoryScriptModel (method, resource, config) {
 
     this.Constructor = InventoryScriptModel;
     this.setDependentResources = setDependentResources.bind(this);
-    this.label = strings.get('labels.INVENTORY_SCRIPT');
 
     return this.create(method, resource, config);
 }
 
-function InventoryScriptModelLoader (
-    BaseModel,
-    InventorySourceModel,
-    ModelsStrings
-) {
+function InventoryScriptModelLoader (BaseModel, InventorySourceModel) {
     Base = BaseModel;
     InventorySource = InventorySourceModel;
-    strings = ModelsStrings;
 
     return InventoryScriptModel;
 }
 
 InventoryScriptModelLoader.$inject = [
     'BaseModel',
-    'InventorySourceModel',
-    'ModelsStrings'
+    'InventorySourceModel'
 ];
 
 export default InventoryScriptModelLoader;
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/lib/models/InventorySource.js b/awx/ui/client/lib/models/InventorySource.js
index b1529780f3..27ec05b6e9 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/lib/models/InventorySource.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/lib/models/InventorySource.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 let Base;
 let WorkflowJobTemplateNode;
-let strings;
 
 function setDependentResources (id) {
     this.dependentResources = [
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ function InventorySourceModel (method, resource, config) {
     Base.call(this, 'inventory_sources');
 
     this.Constructor = InventorySourceModel;
-    this.label = strings.get('labels.INVENTORY_SOURCE');
     this.setDependentResources = setDependentResources.bind(this);
 
     return this.create(method, resource, config);
@@ -25,20 +23,17 @@ function InventorySourceModel (method, resource, config) {
 
 function InventorySourceModelLoader (
     BaseModel,
-    WorkflowJobTemplateNodeModel,
-    ModelsStrings
+    WorkflowJobTemplateNodeModel
 ) {
     Base = BaseModel;
     WorkflowJobTemplateNode = WorkflowJobTemplateNodeModel;
-    strings = ModelsStrings;
 
     return InventorySourceModel;
 }
 
 InventorySourceModelLoader.$inject = [
     'BaseModel',
-    'WorkflowJobTemplateNodeModel',
-    'ModelsStrings'
+    'WorkflowJobTemplateNodeModel'
 ];
 
 export default InventorySourceModelLoader;
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/lib/models/JobTemplate.js b/awx/ui/client/lib/models/JobTemplate.js
index c058171bee..885f1338a9 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/lib/models/JobTemplate.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/lib/models/JobTemplate.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 let Base;
 let WorkflowJobTemplateNode;
-let strings;
 
 function setDependentResources (id) {
     this.dependentResources = [
@@ -18,27 +17,20 @@ function JobTemplateModel (method, resource, config) {
 
     this.Constructor = JobTemplateModel;
     this.setDependentResources = setDependentResources.bind(this);
-    this.label = strings.get('labels.JOB_TEMPLATE');
 
     return this.create(method, resource, config);
 }
 
-function JobTemplateModelLoader (
-    BaseModel,
-    WorkflowJobTemplateNodeModel,
-    ModelsStrings
-) {
+function JobTemplateModelLoader (BaseModel, WorkflowJobTemplateNodeModel) {
     Base = BaseModel;
     WorkflowJobTemplateNode = WorkflowJobTemplateNodeModel;
-    strings = ModelsStrings;
 
     return JobTemplateModel;
 }
 
 JobTemplateModelLoader.$inject = [
     'BaseModel',
-    'WorkflowJobTemplateNodeModel',
-    'ModelsStrings'
+    'WorkflowJobTemplateNodeModel'
 ];
 
 export default JobTemplateModelLoader;
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/lib/models/Organization.js b/awx/ui/client/lib/models/Organization.js
index a518511ec6..2e29f72473 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/lib/models/Organization.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/lib/models/Organization.js
@@ -1,28 +1,21 @@
 let Base;
-let strings;
 
 function OrganizationModel (method, resource, config) {
     Base.call(this, 'organizations');
 
     this.Constructor = OrganizationModel;
-    this.label = strings.get('labels.ORGANIZATION');
 
     return this.create(method, resource, config);
 }
 
-function OrganizationModelLoader (
-    BaseModel,
-    ModelsStrings
-) {
+function OrganizationModelLoader (BaseModel) {
     Base = BaseModel;
-    strings = ModelsStrings;
 
     return OrganizationModel;
 }
 
 OrganizationModelLoader.$inject = [
-    'BaseModel',
-    'ModelsStrings'
+    'BaseModel'
 ];
 
 export default OrganizationModelLoader;
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/lib/models/Project.js b/awx/ui/client/lib/models/Project.js
index 071350a385..bb08c09179 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/lib/models/Project.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/lib/models/Project.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ let Base;
 let JobTemplate;
 let WorkflowJobTemplateNode;
 let InventorySource;
-let strings;
 
 function setDependentResources (id) {
     this.dependentResources = [
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ function ProjectModel (method, resource, config) {
 
     this.Constructor = ProjectModel;
     this.setDependentResources = setDependentResources.bind(this);
-    this.label = strings.get('labels.PROJECT');
 
     return this.create(method, resource, config);
 }
@@ -42,13 +40,11 @@ function ProjectModelLoader (
     JobTemplateModel,
     WorkflowJobTemplateNodeModel,
     InventorySourceModel,
-    ModelsStrings
 ) {
     Base = BaseModel;
     JobTemplate = JobTemplateModel;
     WorkflowJobTemplateNode = WorkflowJobTemplateNodeModel;
     InventorySource = InventorySourceModel;
-    strings = ModelsStrings;
 
     return ProjectModel;
 }
@@ -57,8 +53,7 @@ ProjectModelLoader.$inject = [
     'BaseModel',
     'JobTemplateModel',
     'WorkflowJobTemplateNodeModel',
-    'InventorySourceModel',
-    'ModelsStrings'
+    'InventorySourceModel'
 ];
 
 export default ProjectModelLoader;
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/lib/models/WorkflowJobTemplateNode.js b/awx/ui/client/lib/models/WorkflowJobTemplateNode.js
index 5ac7baed0a..c08cbd2e8c 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/lib/models/WorkflowJobTemplateNode.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/lib/models/WorkflowJobTemplateNode.js
@@ -1,28 +1,21 @@
 let Base;
-let strings;
 
 function WorkflowJobTemplateNodeModel (method, resource, config) {
     Base.call(this, 'workflow_job_template_nodes');
 
     this.Constructor = WorkflowJobTemplateNodeModel;
-    this.label = strings.get('labels.WORKFLOW_JOB_TEMPLATE_NODE');
 
     return this.create(method, resource, config);
 }
 
-function WorkflowJobTemplateNodeModelLoader (
-    BaseModel,
-    ModelsStrings
-) {
+function WorkflowJobTemplateNodeModelLoader (BaseModel) {
     Base = BaseModel;
-    strings = ModelsStrings;
 
     return WorkflowJobTemplateNodeModel;
 }
 
 WorkflowJobTemplateNodeModelLoader.$inject = [
-    'BaseModel',
-    'ModelsStrings'
+    'BaseModel'
 ];
 
 export default WorkflowJobTemplateNodeModelLoader;
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/lib/models/models.strings.js b/awx/ui/client/lib/models/models.strings.js
index 55b72be5f0..acb2dd5bbf 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/lib/models/models.strings.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/lib/models/models.strings.js
@@ -4,16 +4,46 @@ function ModelsStrings (BaseString) {
     const { t } = this;
     const ns = this.models;
 
-    ns.labels = {
-        CREDENTIAL: t.s('Credentials'),
-        CREDENTIAL_TYPE: t.s('Credential Types'),
-        INVENTORY: t.s('Inventories'),
-        INVENTORY_SCRIPT: t.s('Inventory Scripts'),
-        INVENTORY_SOURCE: t.s('Inventory Sources'),
-        JOB_TEMPLATE: t.s('Job Templates'),
-        ORGANIZATION: t.s('Organizations'),
-        PROJECT: t.s('Projects'),
-        WORKFLOW_JOB_TEMPLATE_NODE: t.s('Workflow Job Template Nodes')
+    ns.credentials = {
+        LABEL: t.s('Credentials')
+    };
+
+    ns.credential_types = {
+        LABEL: t.s('Credential Types')
+    };
+
+    ns.inventories = {
+        LABEL: t.s('Inventories')
+    };
+
+    ns.inventory_scripts = {
+        LABEL: t.s('Inventory Scripts')
+
+    };
+
+    ns.inventory_sources = {
+        LABEL: t.s('Inventory Sources')
+
+    };
+
+    ns.job_templates = {
+        LABEL: t.s('Job Templates')
+
+    };
+
+    ns.organizations = {
+        LABEL: t.s('Organizations')
+
+    };
+
+    ns.projects = {
+        LABEL: t.s('Projects')
+
+    };
+
+    ns.workflow_job_template_nodes = {
+        LABEL: t.s('Workflow Job Template Nodes')
+
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/lib/services/base-string.service.js b/awx/ui/client/lib/services/base-string.service.js
index 4f0df6b545..74d6611956 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/lib/services/base-string.service.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/lib/services/base-string.service.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ let i18n;
 
 function BaseStringService (namespace) {
     const ERROR_NO_NAMESPACE = 'BaseString cannot be extended without providing a namespace';
-    const ERROR_NO_STRING = 'No string exists with this name';
 
     if (!namespace) {
         throw new Error(ERROR_NO_NAMESPACE);
@@ -67,8 +66,6 @@ function BaseStringService (namespace) {
      * the more globally relevant strings defined here. Strings with with dots as delimeters are
      * supported to give flexibility to extending classes to nest strings as necessary.
      *
-     * If no match is found, an error is thrown to alert the developer immediately instead of
-     * failing silently.
      *
      * The `t.s` and `t.p` calls should only be used where strings are defined in
      * <name>.strings.js` files. To use translated strings elsewhere, access them through this
@@ -88,13 +85,13 @@ function BaseStringService (namespace) {
             } else {
                 value = value[key];
             }
-
-            if (!value) {
-                throw new Error(`${ERROR_NO_STRING}: ${name}`);
-            }
         });
 
-        return typeof value === 'string' ? value : value(...args);
+        if (!value || typeof value === 'string') {
+            return value;
+        }
+
+        return value(...args);
     };
 }