diff --git a/awx/api/views.py b/awx/api/views.py
index 9247cfb149..06170a02a8 100644
--- a/awx/api/views.py
+++ b/awx/api/views.py
@@ -1474,6 +1474,7 @@ class JobTemplateDetail(RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView):
 class JobTemplateLaunch(GenericAPIView):
 
     model = JobTemplate
+    is_job_start = True
 
     def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         obj = self.get_object()
diff --git a/awx/main/access.py b/awx/main/access.py
index bae789f871..a39aaf836d 100644
--- a/awx/main/access.py
+++ b/awx/main/access.py
@@ -978,6 +978,7 @@ class JobTemplateAccess(BaseAccess):
             Q(user=self.user) | Q(team__users__in=[self.user]),
             inventory=obj.inventory,
             project=obj.project,
+            active=True,
             permission_type__in=[PERM_JOBTEMPLATE_CREATE, PERM_INVENTORY_CHECK, PERM_INVENTORY_DEPLOY],
         )