diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/components/LaunchButton/LaunchButton.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/components/LaunchButton/LaunchButton.jsx
index 878945f8d8..1d232f0a87 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/components/LaunchButton/LaunchButton.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/components/LaunchButton/LaunchButton.jsx
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class LaunchButton extends React.Component {
       const { data: launchConfig } = await readLaunch;
 
       if (canLaunchWithoutPrompt(launchConfig)) {
-        this.launchWithParams(null);
+        this.launchWithParams({});
       } else {
         this.setState({
           showLaunchPrompt: true,
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/components/LaunchButton/LaunchButton.test.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/components/LaunchButton/LaunchButton.test.jsx
index 8db633fd8c..8ca2b3d167 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/components/LaunchButton/LaunchButton.test.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/components/LaunchButton/LaunchButton.test.jsx
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ describe('LaunchButton', () => {
     button.prop('onClick')();
     expect(JobTemplatesAPI.readLaunch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1);
     await sleep(0);
-    expect(JobTemplatesAPI.launch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1, null);
+    expect(JobTemplatesAPI.launch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1, {});
     expect(history.location.pathname).toEqual('/jobs/9000/output');
   });
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ describe('LaunchButton', () => {
     button.prop('onClick')();
     expect(WorkflowJobTemplatesAPI.readLaunch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1);
     await sleep(0);
-    expect(WorkflowJobTemplatesAPI.launch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1, null);
+    expect(WorkflowJobTemplatesAPI.launch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1, {});
     expect(history.location.pathname).toEqual('/jobs/workflow/9000/output');
   });