diff --git a/awx/api/views.py b/awx/api/views.py
index 7015523b2b..e07b7f8b96 100644
--- a/awx/api/views.py
+++ b/awx/api/views.py
@@ -3089,6 +3089,8 @@ class JobTemplateCallback(GenericAPIView):
                     matches.update(host_mappings[host_name])
             except socket.gaierror:
                 pass
+            except UnicodeError:
+                pass
         return matches
 
     def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):