diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/templates/prompt/prompt.service.js b/awx/ui/client/src/templates/prompt/prompt.service.js
index f3bbc57225..12fe5d4470 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/templates/prompt/prompt.service.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/templates/prompt/prompt.service.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ function PromptService (Empty, $filter)  {
                 } else {
                     question.model = question.default.split(/\n/);
                 }
-                question.choices = question.choices.split(/\n/);
+                question.choices = typeof question.choices.split === 'function' ? question.choices.split(/\n/) : question.choices;
             }
             else if(question.type === "multiplechoice") {
                 if(params.extra_data && params.extra_data[question.variable]) {
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ function PromptService (Empty, $filter)  {
                     question.model = question.default ? angular.copy(question.default) : "";
                 }
 
-                question.choices = question.choices.split(/\n/);
+                question.choices = typeof question.choices.split === 'function' ? question.choices.split(/\n/) : question.choices;
 
                 // Add a default empty string option to the choices array.  If this choice is
                 // selected then the extra var will not be sent when we POST to the launch
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/templates/survey-maker/render/survey-question.directive.js b/awx/ui/client/src/templates/survey-maker/render/survey-question.directive.js
index ed613e745b..97df8d1872 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/templates/survey-maker/render/survey-question.directive.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/templates/survey-maker/render/survey-question.directive.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ function link($sce, $filter, Empty, scope, element, attrs) {
 
     // Split out choices to be consumed by the multiple-choice directive
     if (!_.isUndefined(scope.question.choices)) {
-        scope.choices = scope.question.choices.split('\n');
+        scope.choices = typeof scope.question.choices.split === 'function' ? scope.question.choices.split('\n') : scope.question.choices;
     }
 
     sanitizeDefault();