diff --git a/awx/api/views.py b/awx/api/views.py
index b1912021eb..8c677b7890 100644
--- a/awx/api/views.py
+++ b/awx/api/views.py
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@ class ProjectUpdateDetail(RetrieveDestroyAPIView):
     def destroy(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         obj = self.get_object()
         if obj.unified_job_nodes.filter(workflow_job__status__in=ACTIVE_STATES).exists():
-            raise PermissionDenied(detail='Can not delete job resource when associated workflow job is running.')
+            raise PermissionDenied(detail=_('Can not delete job resource when associated workflow job is running.'))
         return super(ProjectUpdateDetail, self).destroy(request, *args, **kwargs)
 
 class ProjectUpdateCancel(RetrieveAPIView):
@@ -2176,7 +2176,7 @@ class InventoryUpdateDetail(RetrieveDestroyAPIView):
     def destroy(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         obj = self.get_object()
         if obj.unified_job_nodes.filter(workflow_job__status__in=ACTIVE_STATES).exists():
-            raise PermissionDenied(detail='Can not delete job resource when associated workflow job is running.')
+            raise PermissionDenied(detail=_('Can not delete job resource when associated workflow job is running.'))
         return super(InventoryUpdateDetail, self).destroy(request, *args, **kwargs)
 
 class InventoryUpdateCancel(RetrieveAPIView):
@@ -2885,7 +2885,7 @@ class JobDetail(RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView):
     def destroy(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         obj = self.get_object()
         if obj.unified_job_nodes.filter(workflow_job__status__in=ACTIVE_STATES).exists():
-            raise PermissionDenied(detail='Can not delete job resource when associated workflow job is running.')
+            raise PermissionDenied(detail=_('Can not delete job resource when associated workflow job is running.'))
         return super(JobDetail, self).destroy(request, *args, **kwargs)
 
 class JobLabelList(SubListAPIView):