diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/directives.js b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/directives.js
index 6cbd603e4a..32fc9a0f11 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/directives.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/directives.js
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ function(SettingsUtils, i18n, $rootScope) {
             id_to_close = "";
 
         if (element[0].id) {
-            template = '<div id="' + element[0].id + '_popover_container" class="popover" role="tooltip"><div class="arrow"></div><h3 id="' + element[0].id + '_popover_title" class="popover-header" translate></h3><div id="' + element[0].id + '_popover_content" class="popover-body" translate></div></div>';
+            template = '<div id="' + element[0].id + '_popover_container" class="popover" role="tooltip"><div class="arrow"></div><span id="' + element[0].id + '_popover_container"><h3 id="' + element[0].id + '_popover_title" class="popover-header" translate></h3><div id="' + element[0].id + '_popover_content" class="popover-body" translate></div></span></div>';
         }
 
         scope.triggerPopover = function(e) {