diff --git a/awx/main/tests/commands/run_fact_cache_receiver.py b/awx/main/tests/commands/run_fact_cache_receiver.py
index 13f150a9b5..0940c05e4e 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/commands/run_fact_cache_receiver.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/commands/run_fact_cache_receiver.py
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ __all__ = ['RunFactCacheReceiverUnitTest', 'RunFactCacheReceiverFunctionalTest']
 TEST_MSG_BASE = {
     'host': 'hostname1',
     'date_key': time.mktime(datetime.utcnow().timetuple()),
-    'facts' : { }
+    'facts' : { },
+    'inventory_id': 1
 }
 
 TEST_MSG_MODULES = {