diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/system-tracking/compare-facts.js b/awx/ui/static/js/system-tracking/compare-facts.js
index 1c57931da6..4941be51e3 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/system-tracking/compare-facts.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/system-tracking/compare-facts.js
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ export function compareFacts(module, facts) {
     if (module.displayType === 'nested') {
         return compareNestedFacts(facts);
     } else {
-        return compareFlatFacts(facts, module.nameKey, module.compareKey, module.factTemplate);
+        // For flat structures we compare left-to-right, then right-to-left to
+        // make sure we get a good comparison between both hosts
+        var compare = _.partialRight(compareFlatFacts, module.nameKey, module.compareKey, module.factTemplate);
+        var leftToRight = compare(facts[0], facts[1]);
+        var rightToLeft = compare(facts[1], facts[0]);
+
+        return _(leftToRight)
+                    .concat(rightToLeft)
+                    .unique('displayKeyPath')
+                    .value();
     }
 }
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/system-tracking/compare-facts/flat.js b/awx/ui/static/js/system-tracking/compare-facts/flat.js
index e49f4e02b6..fa0e0f8b87 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/system-tracking/compare-facts/flat.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/system-tracking/compare-facts/flat.js
@@ -38,10 +38,7 @@ function slotFactValues(basisPosition, basisValue, comparatorValue) {
 }
 
 export default
-    function flatCompare(facts, nameKey, compareKeys, factTemplate) {
-
-        var comparatorFacts = facts[0];
-        var basisFacts = facts[1];
+    function flatCompare(basisFacts, comparatorFacts, nameKey, compareKeys, factTemplate) {
 
         return basisFacts.reduce(function(arr, basisFact) {
             var searcher = {};