diff --git a/awx/main/management/commands/profile_sql.py b/awx/main/management/commands/profile_sql.py
index 5bbc4c80ca..585fb3d706 100644
--- a/awx/main/management/commands/profile_sql.py
+++ b/awx/main/management/commands/profile_sql.py
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         profile_sql.delay(
             threshold=options['threshold'], minutes=options['minutes']
         )
-        print(f"Logging initiated with a threshold of {options['threshold']} second(s) and a duration of"
-              f" {options['minutes']} minute(s), any queries that meet criteria can"
-              f" be found in /var/log/tower/profile/."
-              )
+        if options['threshold'] > 0:
+            print(f"SQL profiling initiated with a threshold of {options['threshold']} second(s) and a"
+                  f" duration of {options['minutes']} minute(s), any queries that meet criteria can"
+                  f" be found in /var/log/tower/profile/.")
+        else:
+            print("SQL profiling disabled.")
diff --git a/awx/main/tasks.py b/awx/main/tasks.py
index 0e03055055..19669a0f27 100644
--- a/awx/main/tasks.py
+++ b/awx/main/tasks.py
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ def delete_project_files(project_path):
 
 @task(queue='tower_broadcast_all')
 def profile_sql(threshold=1, minutes=1):
-    if threshold == 0:
+    if threshold <= 0:
         cache.delete('awx-profile-sql-threshold')
         logger.error('SQL PROFILING DISABLED')
     else: