diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/job-templates/edit/job-templates-edit.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/job-templates/edit/job-templates-edit.controller.js
index dc02f439b8..f5ea8c7a41 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/job-templates/edit/job-templates-edit.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/job-templates/edit/job-templates-edit.controller.js
@@ -448,31 +448,40 @@ export default
                                 }
                             });
                     };
+                    if($state.params.id !== "null"){
+                        Rest.setUrl(defaultUrl + $state.params.id +
+                             "/labels");
+                        Rest.get()
+                            .success(function(data) {
+                                if (data.next) {
+                                    getNext(data, data.results, seeMoreResolve);
+                                } else {
+                                    seeMoreResolve.resolve(data.results);
+                                }
 
-                    Rest.setUrl(defaultUrl + $state.params.id +
-                         "/labels");
-                    Rest.get()
-                        .success(function(data) {
-                            if (data.next) {
-                                getNext(data, data.results, seeMoreResolve);
-                            } else {
-                                seeMoreResolve.resolve(data.results);
-                            }
-
-                            seeMoreResolve.promise.then(function (labels) {
-                                $scope.$emit("choicesReady");
-                                var opts = labels
-                                    .map(i => ({id: i.id + "",
-                                        test: i.name}));
-                                CreateSelect2({
-                                    element:'#job_templates_labels',
-                                    multiple: true,
-                                    addNew: true,
-                                    opts: opts
+                                seeMoreResolve.promise.then(function (labels) {
+                                    $scope.$emit("choicesReady");
+                                    var opts = labels
+                                        .map(i => ({id: i.id + "",
+                                            test: i.name}));
+                                    CreateSelect2({
+                                        element:'#job_templates_labels',
+                                        multiple: true,
+                                        addNew: true,
+                                        opts: opts
+                                    });
+                                    Wait("stop");
                                 });
-                                Wait("stop");
+                            }).error(function(){
+                                // job template id is null in this case
+                                $scope.$emit("choicesReady");
                             });
-                        });
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        // job template doesn't exist 
+                        $scope.$emit("choicesReady");
+                    }
+
                 })
                 .error(function (data, status) {
                     ProcessErrors($scope, data, status, form, {
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/search/tagSearch.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/search/tagSearch.controller.js
index 2a1b8e3311..e50a25670e 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/search/tagSearch.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/search/tagSearch.controller.js
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
-export default ['$scope', 'Refresh', 'tagSearchService',
-    function($scope, Refresh, tagSearchService) {
+export default ['$scope', 'Refresh', 'tagSearchService', '$stateParams',
+    function($scope, Refresh, tagSearchService, $stateParams) {
         // JSONify passed field elements that can be searched
         $scope.list = angular.fromJson($scope.list);
         // Access config lines from list spec
         $scope.listConfig = $scope.$parent.list;
         // Grab options for the left-dropdown of the searchbar
-        tagSearchService.getSearchTypes($scope.list, $scope.endpoint)
-            .then(function(searchTypes) {
-                $scope.searchTypes = searchTypes;
+        if($stateParams.id !== "null"){
+            tagSearchService.getSearchTypes($scope.list, $scope.endpoint)
+                .then(function(searchTypes) {
+                    $scope.searchTypes = searchTypes;
 
-                // currently selected option of the left-dropdown
-                $scope.currentSearchType = $scope.searchTypes[0];
-            });
+                    // currently selected option of the left-dropdown
+                    $scope.currentSearchType = $scope.searchTypes[0];
+                });
+        }
 
         // shows/hide the search type dropdown
         $scope.toggleTypeDropdown = function() {
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/search/tagSearch.service.js b/awx/ui/client/src/search/tagSearch.service.js
index b340b5d8c3..fdd808d3ad 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/search/tagSearch.service.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/search/tagSearch.service.js
@@ -84,41 +84,45 @@ export default ['Rest', '$q', 'GetBasePath', 'Wait', 'ProcessErrors', '$log', fu
 
         if (needsRequest.length) {
             // make the options request to reutrn the typeOptions
-            Rest.setUrl(needsRequest[0].basePath ? GetBasePath(needsRequest[0].basePath) : basePath);
-            Rest.options()
-                .success(function (data) {
-                    try {
-                        var options = data.actions.GET;
-                        needsRequest = needsRequest
-                        .map(function (option) {
-                            option.typeOptions = options[option
-                                .value]
-                                    .choices
-                                    .map(function(i) {
-                                        return {
-                                            value: i[0],
-                                            label: i[1]
-                                        };
-                                    });
-                            return option;
-                        });
-                    }
-                    catch(err){
-                        if (!basePath){
-                            $log.error('Cannot retrieve OPTIONS because the basePath parameter is not set on the list with the following fieldset: \n', list);
+            var url = needsRequest[0].basePath ? GetBasePath(needsRequest[0].basePath) : basePath;
+            if(url.indexOf('null') === 0 ){
+                Rest.setUrl(url);
+                Rest.options()
+                    .success(function (data) {
+                        try {
+                            var options = data.actions.GET;
+                            needsRequest = needsRequest
+                            .map(function (option) {
+                                option.typeOptions = options[option
+                                    .value]
+                                        .choices
+                                        .map(function(i) {
+                                            return {
+                                                value: i[0],
+                                                label: i[1]
+                                            };
+                                        });
+                                return option;
+                            });
                         }
-                        else { $log.error(err); }
-                    }
-                    Wait("stop");
-                    defer.resolve(joinOptions());
-                })
-                .error(function (data, status) {
-                    Wait("stop");
-                    defer.reject("options request failed");
-                    ProcessErrors(null, data, status, null, {
-                        hdr: 'Error!',
-                        msg: 'Getting type options failed'});
-                });
+                        catch(err){
+                            if (!basePath){
+                                $log.error('Cannot retrieve OPTIONS because the basePath parameter is not set on the list with the following fieldset: \n', list);
+                            }
+                            else { $log.error(err); }
+                        }
+                        Wait("stop");
+                        defer.resolve(joinOptions());
+                    })
+                    .error(function (data, status) {
+                        Wait("stop");
+                        defer.reject("options request failed");
+                        ProcessErrors(null, data, status, null, {
+                            hdr: 'Error!',
+                            msg: 'Getting type options failed'});
+                    });
+            }
+
         } else {
             Wait("stop");
             defer.resolve(joinOptions());