diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/helpers/inventory.js b/awx/ui/static/js/helpers/inventory.js
index 1b5bf4cbee..6858aa497c 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/helpers/inventory.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/helpers/inventory.js
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ angular.module('InventoryHelper', ['RestServices', 'Utilities', 'OrganizationLis
             Rest.setUrl(defaultUrl + scope.inventory_id + '/');
             Rest.put(data)
                 .success(function (data) {
-                    if (scope.inventory_variables) {
+                    if (scope.variables) {
                         scope.$emit('UpdateInventoryVariables', data);
                     } else {
                         scope.$emit('InventorySaved');
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/partials/inventories.html b/awx/ui/static/partials/inventories.html
index 833ea5bcce..f9235fa1e2 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/partials/inventories.html
+++ b/awx/ui/static/partials/inventories.html
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <div class="tab-pane" id="inventories">
   <div ng-cloak id="htmlTemplate"></div>
+  <div id="inventory-edit-modal-dialog"></div>
   <div ng-include="'/static/partials/logviewer.html'"></div>
 </div>
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