diff --git a/awxkit/awxkit/api/pages/unified_jobs.py b/awxkit/awxkit/api/pages/unified_jobs.py
index 8954eec30b..987391364d 100644
--- a/awxkit/awxkit/api/pages/unified_jobs.py
+++ b/awxkit/awxkit/api/pages/unified_jobs.py
@@ -139,15 +139,18 @@ class UnifiedJob(HasStatus, base.Base):
         """
         self.get()
         job_args = self.job_args
-        expected_prefix = '/tmp/awx_{}'.format(self.id)
+        expected_segment = 'awx_{}'.format(self.id)
         for arg1, arg2 in zip(job_args[:-1], job_args[1:]):
             if arg1 == '-v':
                 if ':' in arg2:
                     host_loc = arg2.split(':')[0]
-                    if host_loc.startswith(expected_prefix):
+                    parts = host_loc.rstrip('/').split('/')
+                    if any(p == expected_segment or p.startswith(expected_segment + '_') for p in parts):
                         return host_loc
         raise RuntimeError(
-            'Could not find a controller private_data_dir for this job. Searched for volume mount to {} inside of args {}'.format(expected_prefix, job_args)
+            'Could not find a controller private_data_dir for this job. Searched for volume mount matching {} inside of args {}'.format(
+                expected_segment, job_args
+            )
         )
 
 
diff --git a/awxkit/test/test_unified_jobs.py b/awxkit/test/test_unified_jobs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f959d6c3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awxkit/test/test_unified_jobs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+from unittest import mock
+
+import pytest
+
+from awxkit.api.pages.unified_jobs import UnifiedJob
+
+
+def _make_job(job_id, job_args):
+    """Create a minimal UnifiedJob mock with the given id and job_args."""
+    job = mock.MagicMock(spec=UnifiedJob)
+    job.id = job_id
+    job.get = mock.MagicMock()
+    type(job).job_args = mock.PropertyMock(return_value=job_args)
+    type(job).controller_dir = UnifiedJob.controller_dir
+    return job
+
+
+class TestControllerDir:
+    def test_traditional_path(self):
+        job = _make_job(4387, ['podman', 'run', '-v', '/tmp/awx_4387_qv4aqn_8/:/runner/:Z', '--name', 'test'])
+        assert job.controller_dir == '/tmp/awx_4387_qv4aqn_8/'
+
+    def test_containerized_path(self):
+        job = _make_job(
+            4387,
+            [
+                'podman',
+                'run',
+                '-v',
+                '/home/ansible/aap/controller/data/job_execution/awx_4387_qv4aqn_8/:/runner/:Z',
+                '--name',
+                'test',
+            ],
+        )
+        assert job.controller_dir == '/home/ansible/aap/controller/data/job_execution/awx_4387_qv4aqn_8/'
+
+    def test_no_false_match_on_similar_id(self):
+        job = _make_job(1, ['podman', 'run', '-v', '/tmp/awx_10_abc/:/runner/:Z', '--name', 'test'])
+        with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match='Could not find a controller private_data_dir'):
+            _ = job.controller_dir
+
+    def test_exact_segment_match(self):
+        job = _make_job(1, ['podman', 'run', '-v', '/tmp/awx_1/:/runner/:Z', '--name', 'test'])
+        assert job.controller_dir == '/tmp/awx_1/'
+
+    def test_segment_with_suffix(self):
+        job = _make_job(1, ['podman', 'run', '-v', '/tmp/awx_1_abc/:/runner/:Z', '--name', 'test'])
+        assert job.controller_dir == '/tmp/awx_1_abc/'
+
+    def test_no_volume_mounts_raises(self):
+        job = _make_job(99, ['podman', 'run', '--name', 'test'])
+        with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match='Could not find a controller private_data_dir'):
+            _ = job.controller_dir
+
+    def test_multiple_volumes_picks_correct(self):
+        job = _make_job(
+            42,
+            [
+                'podman',
+                'run',
+                '-v',
+                '/etc/pki:/etc/pki:O',
+                '-v',
+                '/home/ansible/aap/controller/data/job_execution/awx_42_xyz/:/runner/:Z',
+                '-v',
+                '/usr/share/pki:/usr/share/pki:O',
+                '--name',
+                'test',
+            ],
+        )
+        assert job.controller_dir == '/home/ansible/aap/controller/data/job_execution/awx_42_xyz/'