diff --git a/awx/main/models/inventory.py b/awx/main/models/inventory.py
index cbec2963ca..6fabdf7567 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/inventory.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/inventory.py
@@ -1227,6 +1227,10 @@ class InventoryUpdate(UnifiedJob, InventorySourceOptions, JobNotificationMixin,
         null=True,
     )
 
+    @property
+    def is_container_group_task(self):
+        return bool(self.instance_group and self.instance_group.is_container_group)
+
     def _get_parent_field_name(self):
         return 'inventory_source'
 
diff --git a/awx/main/tasks.py b/awx/main/tasks.py
index 43a629b288..e05045574f 100644
--- a/awx/main/tasks.py
+++ b/awx/main/tasks.py
@@ -2505,7 +2505,7 @@ class RunInventoryUpdate(BaseTask):
         args.append(container_location)
 
         args.append('--output')
-        args.append(os.path.join('/runner', 'artifacts', 'output.json'))
+        args.append(os.path.join('/runner', 'artifacts', str(inventory_update.id), 'output.json'))
 
         if os.path.isdir(source_location):
             playbook_dir = container_location