diff --git a/awx/main/migrations/_rbac.py b/awx/main/migrations/_rbac.py
index 36257fd5d3..94465084b4 100644
--- a/awx/main/migrations/_rbac.py
+++ b/awx/main/migrations/_rbac.py
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ def _discover_credentials(instances, cred, orgfunc):
         try:
             _update_credential_parents(orgfunc(instances[0]), cred)
         except AttributeError:
+            # JobTemplate.inventory can be NULL sometimes, eg when an inventory
+            # has been deleted. This protects against that.
             pass
     else:
         for pos, org in enumerate(orgs):