diff --git a/awx/main/models/projects.py b/awx/main/models/projects.py
index 0ffa938801..4c9d0b7e46 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/projects.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/projects.py
@@ -337,7 +337,9 @@ class Project(UnifiedJobTemplate, ProjectOptions, ResourceMixin):
             if self.scm_type and not self.local_path.startswith('_'):
                 update_fields.append('local_path')
             if update_fields:
-                self.save(update_fields=update_fields)
+                from awx.main.signals import disable_activity_stream
+                with disable_activity_stream():
+                    self.save(update_fields=update_fields)
         # If we just created a new project with SCM, start the initial update.
         if new_instance and self.scm_type and not skip_update:
             self.update()
diff --git a/awx/main/scheduler/__init__.py b/awx/main/scheduler/__init__.py
index cfef6bbf7c..8e0e1fc340 100644
--- a/awx/main/scheduler/__init__.py
+++ b/awx/main/scheduler/__init__.py
@@ -222,11 +222,11 @@ class TaskManager():
             if not task.supports_isolation() and rampart_group.controller_id:
                 # non-Ansible jobs on isolated instances run on controller
                 task.instance_group = rampart_group.controller
-                logger.debug('Submitting isolated job {} to queue {} via {}.'.format(
+                logger.info('Submitting isolated job {} to queue {} via {}.'.format(
                     task.id, task.instance_group_id, rampart_group.controller_id))
             else:
                 task.instance_group = rampart_group
-                logger.debug('Submitting job {} to instance group {}.'.format(task.id, task.instance_group_id))
+                logger.info('Submitting job {} to instance group {}.'.format(task.id, task.instance_group_id))
             with disable_activity_stream():
                 task.save()
 
@@ -263,8 +263,10 @@ class TaskManager():
 
     def capture_chain_failure_dependencies(self, task, dependencies):
         for dep in dependencies:
-            dep.dependent_jobs.add(task.id)
-            dep.save()
+            with disable_activity_stream():
+                logger.info('Adding unified job {} to list of dependencies of {}.'.format(task.id, dep.id))
+                dep.dependent_jobs.add(task.id)
+                dep.save()
 
     def should_update_inventory_source(self, job, inventory_source):
         now = tz_now()