diff --git a/awx/api/serializers.py b/awx/api/serializers.py
index 31126da821..649d55fe4c 100644
--- a/awx/api/serializers.py
+++ b/awx/api/serializers.py
@@ -2370,7 +2370,7 @@ class WorkflowJobTemplateNodeSerializer(WorkflowNodeBaseSerializer):
         if view and view.request:
             request_method = view.request.method
         if request_method in ['PATCH']:
-            obj = view.get_object()
+            obj = self.instance
             char_prompts = copy.copy(obj.char_prompts)
             char_prompts.update(self.extract_char_prompts(data))
         else:
diff --git a/awx/main/access.py b/awx/main/access.py
index 75b53d2527..6f4f76ee4d 100644
--- a/awx/main/access.py
+++ b/awx/main/access.py
@@ -1395,7 +1395,8 @@ class WorkflowJobTemplateNodeAccess(BaseAccess):
             qs = self.model.objects.filter(
                 workflow_job_template__in=WorkflowJobTemplate.accessible_objects(
                     self.user, 'read_role'))
-        qs = qs.prefetch_related('success_nodes', 'failure_nodes', 'always_nodes')
+        qs = qs.prefetch_related('success_nodes', 'failure_nodes', 'always_nodes',
+                                 'unified_job_template')
         return qs
 
     def can_use_prompted_resources(self, data):