diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/job-templates/edit/job-templates-edit.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/job-templates/edit/job-templates-edit.controller.js
index 10b8bbb885..5f95e4e5ef 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/job-templates/edit/job-templates-edit.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/job-templates/edit/job-templates-edit.controller.js
@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ export default
                 });
             }
 
+            function sync_verbosity_select2() {
+                CreateSelect2({
+                    element:'#job_templates_verbosity',
+                    multiple: false
+                });
+            }
+
             getPlaybooks = function (project) {
                 var url;
                 if ($scope.playbook) {
@@ -243,6 +250,8 @@ export default
                 }
             });
 
+            // watch for changes to 'verbosity', ensure we keep our select2 in sync when it changes.
+            $scope.$watch('verbosity', sync_verbosity_select2);
 
 
             // Turn off 'Wait' after both cloud credential and playbook list come back
@@ -399,15 +408,6 @@ export default
             });
 
             // setup verbosity options lookup
-            function sync_verbosity_select2() {
-                CreateSelect2({
-                    element:'#job_templates_verbosity',
-                    multiple: false
-                });
-            }
-            $scope.$watch('verbosity', sync_verbosity_select2);
-            sync_verbosity_select2();
-
             GetChoices({
                 scope: $scope,
                 url: defaultUrl,
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@ export default
                 variable: 'verbosity_options',
                 callback: 'choicesReady'
             });
+            sync_verbosity_select2();
 
             // setup job type options lookup
             GetChoices({