diff --git a/awx/main/tasks.py b/awx/main/tasks.py
index e07b2e5a51..1519dd7ea6 100644
--- a/awx/main/tasks.py
+++ b/awx/main/tasks.py
@@ -3004,7 +3004,7 @@ class AWXReceptorJob:
                 if state_name == 'Succeeded':
                     return res
 
-                if self.task.instance.result_traceback is None:
+                if not self.task.instance.result_traceback:
                     raise RuntimeError(detail)
 
         return res