diff --git a/awx/main/models/jobs.py b/awx/main/models/jobs.py
index c5bf753067..1910c096ee 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/jobs.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/jobs.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ from awx.main.models.notifications import (
     NotificationTemplate,
     JobNotificationMixin,
 )
-from awx.main.utils import parse_yaml_or_json
+from awx.main.utils import parse_yaml_or_json, getattr_dne
 from awx.main.fields import ImplicitRoleField
 from awx.main.models.mixins import (
     ResourceMixin,
@@ -1038,7 +1038,8 @@ class JobHostSummary(CreatedModifiedModel):
     failed = models.BooleanField(default=False, editable=False)
 
     def __unicode__(self):
-        hostname = self.host.name if self.host else 'N/A'
+        host = getattr_dne(self, 'host')
+        hostname = host.name if host else 'N/A'
         return '%s changed=%d dark=%d failures=%d ok=%d processed=%d skipped=%s' % \
             (hostname, self.changed, self.dark, self.failures, self.ok,
              self.processed, self.skipped)
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/models/test_job.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/models/test_job.py
index ec23045fea..013f73ca39 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/models/test_job.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/models/test_job.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import pytest
+import six
 
-from awx.main.models import JobTemplate, Job
+from awx.main.models import JobTemplate, Job, JobHostSummary
 from crum import impersonate
 
 
@@ -65,3 +66,18 @@ def test_update_parent_instance(job_template, alice):
         assert job_template.current_job == job
         assert job_template.status == 'pending'
         assert job_template.modified_by is None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_job_host_summary_representation(host):
+    job = Job.objects.create(name='foo')
+    jhs = JobHostSummary.objects.create(
+        host=host, job=job,
+        changed=1, dark=2, failures=3, ok=4, processed=5, skipped=6
+    )
+    assert 'single-host changed=1 dark=2 failures=3 ok=4 processed=5 skipped=6' == six.text_type(jhs)
+
+    # Representation should be robust to deleted related items
+    jhs = JobHostSummary.objects.get(pk=jhs.id)
+    host.delete()
+    assert 'N/A changed=1 dark=2 failures=3 ok=4 processed=5 skipped=6' == six.text_type(jhs)