diff --git a/awx/main/scheduler/task_manager.py b/awx/main/scheduler/task_manager.py
index 2a06d79fbb..f4731901b9 100644
--- a/awx/main/scheduler/task_manager.py
+++ b/awx/main/scheduler/task_manager.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 import logging
 import uuid
+import json
 from sets import Set
 
 # Django
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ from awx.main.signals import disable_activity_stream
 
 from awx.main.scheduler.dependency_graph import DependencyGraph
 from awx.main import tasks as awx_tasks
+from awx.main.utils import decrypt_field
 
 # Celery
 from celery.task.control import inspect
@@ -379,6 +381,7 @@ class TaskManager():
     def generate_dependencies(self, task):
         dependencies = []
         if type(task) is Job:
+            start_args = json.loads(decrypt_field(task, field_name="start_args"))
             # TODO: Can remove task.project None check after scan-job-default-playbook is removed
             if task.project is not None and task.project.scm_update_on_launch is True:
                 latest_project_update = self.get_latest_project_update(task)
@@ -391,6 +394,8 @@ class TaskManager():
 
             # Inventory created 2 seconds behind job
             for inventory_source in [invsrc for invsrc in self.all_inventory_sources if invsrc.inventory == task.inventory]:
+                if "inventory_sources_already_updated" in start_args and inventory_source.id in start_args['inventory_sources_already_updated']:
+                    continue
                 if not inventory_source.update_on_launch:
                     continue
                 latest_inventory_update = self.get_latest_inventory_update(inventory_source)