diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/templates/workflows/edit-workflow/workflow-edit.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/templates/workflows/edit-workflow/workflow-edit.controller.js
index 24dbe03257..fc695c8482 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/templates/workflows/edit-workflow/workflow-edit.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/templates/workflows/edit-workflow/workflow-edit.controller.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export default [
         $scope.mode = 'edit';
         $scope.parseType = 'yaml';
         $scope.includeWorkflowMaker = false;
+        $scope.ask_inventory_on_launch = workflowJobTemplateData.ask_inventory_on_launch;
 
         if (Inventory){
             $scope.inventory = Inventory.id;