diff --git a/awx/main/models/jobs.py b/awx/main/models/jobs.py
index 2431e3df4a..4230fb1425 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/jobs.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/jobs.py
@@ -292,7 +292,11 @@ class JobTemplate(UnifiedJobTemplate, JobOptions, ResourceMixin):
         Return whether job template can be used to start a new job without
         requiring any user input.
         '''
-        return (not self.resources_needed_to_start and
+        prompting_needed = False
+        for value in self._ask_for_vars_dict().values():
+            if value:
+                prompting_needed = True
+        return (not prompting_needed and
                 not self.passwords_needed_to_start and
                 not self.variables_needed_to_start)