diff --git a/awx/main/models/inventory.py b/awx/main/models/inventory.py
index 0e078615c3..9665f9ec84 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/inventory.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/inventory.py
@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@ class InventorySource(UnifiedJobTemplate, InventorySourceOptions):
             # Schedule a new Project update if one is not already queued
             if self.source_project and not self.source_project.project_updates.filter(
                     status__in=['new', 'pending', 'waiting']).exists():
-                self.source_project.update()
+                self.update()
         if not getattr(_inventory_updates, 'is_updating', False):
             if self.inventory is not None:
                 self.inventory.update_computed_fields(update_groups=False, update_hosts=False)
diff --git a/awx/main/tasks.py b/awx/main/tasks.py
index 6a7b97a861..d5c41684b0 100644
--- a/awx/main/tasks.py
+++ b/awx/main/tasks.py
@@ -1421,7 +1421,7 @@ class RunProjectUpdate(BaseTask):
                 if InventoryUpdate.objects.filter(inventory_source=inv_src,
                                                   status__in=ACTIVE_STATES).exists():
                     logger.info('Skipping SCM inventory update for `{}` because '
-                                'another update is already active.'.format(inv.name))
+                                'another update is already active.'.format(inv_src.name))
                     continue
                 local_inv_update = inv_src.create_inventory_update(
                     launch_type='scm',
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/api/test_inventory.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/api/test_inventory.py
index 331c6fab7a..192c72ad86 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/api/test_inventory.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/api/test_inventory.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from awx.main.models import InventorySource
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def scm_inventory(inventory, project):
-    with mock.patch.object(project, 'update'):
+    with mock.patch('awx.main.models.unified_jobs.UnifiedJobTemplate.update'):
         inventory.inventory_sources.create(
             name='foobar', update_on_project_update=True, source='scm',
             source_project=project, scm_last_revision=project.scm_revision)
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/conftest.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/conftest.py
index 879e6ab3fd..67ea92ae62 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/conftest.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/conftest.py
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ def scm_inventory_source(inventory, project):
         update_on_project_update=True,
         inventory=inventory,
         scm_last_revision=project.scm_revision)
-    with mock.patch.object(inv_src.source_project, 'update'):
+    with mock.patch('awx.main.models.unified_jobs.UnifiedJobTemplate.update'):
         inv_src.save()
     return inv_src