diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/configuration/auth-form/sub-forms/auth-ldap.form.js b/awx/ui/client/src/configuration/auth-form/sub-forms/auth-ldap.form.js
index 6bd55b801f..c4fa3c1a6b 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/configuration/auth-form/sub-forms/auth-ldap.form.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/configuration/auth-form/sub-forms/auth-ldap.form.js
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export default ['i18n', function(i18n) {
             },
             save: {
                 ngClick: 'vm.formSave()',
-                ngDisabled: "license_type !== 'enterprise' || form.$invalid || form.$pending"
+                ngDisabled: "license_type !== 'enterprise' && license_type !== 'open' || configuration_ldap_template_form.$invalid || configuration_ldap_template_form.$pending"
             }
         }
     };
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/configuration/auth-form/sub-forms/auth-radius.form.js b/awx/ui/client/src/configuration/auth-form/sub-forms/auth-radius.form.js
index 333d5be2c3..c1d6873303 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/configuration/auth-form/sub-forms/auth-radius.form.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/configuration/auth-form/sub-forms/auth-radius.form.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export default ['i18n', function(i18n) {
             },
             save: {
                 ngClick: 'vm.formSave()',
-                ngDisabled: "license_type !== 'enterprise' || form.$invalid || form.$pending"
+                ngDisabled: "license_type !== 'enterprise' && license_type !== 'open' || configuration_radius_template_form.$invalid || configuration_radius_template_form.$pending"
             }
         }
     };
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/configuration/auth-form/sub-forms/auth-saml.form.js b/awx/ui/client/src/configuration/auth-form/sub-forms/auth-saml.form.js
index 08dd556ba3..dd3ed43708 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/configuration/auth-form/sub-forms/auth-saml.form.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/configuration/auth-form/sub-forms/auth-saml.form.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export default ['i18n', function(i18n) {
             },
             save: {
                 ngClick: 'vm.formSave()',
-                ngDisabled: "license_type !== 'enterprise' || form.$invalid || form.$pending"
+                ngDisabled: "license_type !== 'enterprise' && license_type !== 'open' || configuration_saml_template_form.$invalid || configuration_saml_template_form.$pending"
             }
         }
     };
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/configuration/auth-form/sub-forms/auth-tacacs.form.js b/awx/ui/client/src/configuration/auth-form/sub-forms/auth-tacacs.form.js
index d236b5f0cf..be235399c2 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/configuration/auth-form/sub-forms/auth-tacacs.form.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/configuration/auth-form/sub-forms/auth-tacacs.form.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export default ['i18n', function(i18n) {
             },
             save: {
                 ngClick: 'vm.formSave()',
-                ngDisabled: "license_type !== 'enterprise' || form.$invalid || form.$pending"
+                ngDisabled: "license_type !== 'enterprise' && license_type !== 'open' || configuration_tacacs_template_form.$invalid || configuration_tacacs_template_form.$pending"
             }
         }
     };
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/configuration/configuration.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/configuration/configuration.controller.js
index 72cae0f2d2..465c89890e 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/configuration/configuration.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/configuration/configuration.controller.js
@@ -95,7 +95,11 @@ export default [
 
                             } else {
                                 if (key === "LICENSE") {
-                                    $scope.license_type = data[key].license_type;
+                                    if (_.isEmpty(data[key])) {
+                                        $scope.license_type = "open";
+                                    } else {
+                                        $scope.license_type = data[key].license_type;
+                                    }
                                 }
                                 //handle nested objects
                                 if(ConfigurationUtils.isEmpty(data[key])) {