diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/organizations/organizations.form.js b/awx/ui/client/src/organizations/organizations.form.js
index c6744f3dc6..79d8098afe 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/organizations/organizations.form.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/organizations/organizations.form.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export default ['NotificationsList', 'i18n',
                 },
                 custom_virtualenv: {
                     label: i18n._('Ansible Environment'),
-                    defaultText: i18n._('Select Ansible Environment'),
+                    defaultText: i18n._('Default Environment'),
                     type: 'select',
                     ngOptions: 'venv for venv in custom_virtualenvs_options track by venv',
                     awPopOver: "<p>" + i18n._("Select the custom Python virtual environment for this organization to run on.") + "</p>",
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/projects/projects.form.js b/awx/ui/client/src/projects/projects.form.js
index 1862f28722..6b0454a1bc 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/projects/projects.form.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/projects/projects.form.js
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ export default ['i18n', 'NotificationsList', 'TemplateList',
             custom_virtualenv: {
                 label: i18n._('Ansible Environment'),
                 type: 'select',
-                defaultText: i18n._('Select Ansible Environment'),
+                defaultText: i18n._('Default Environment'),
                 ngOptions: 'venv for venv in custom_virtualenvs_options track by venv',
                 awPopOver: "<p>" + i18n._("Select the custom Python virtual environment for this project to run on.") + "</p>",
                 dataTitle: i18n._('Ansible Environment'),
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/templates/job_templates/job-template.form.js b/awx/ui/client/src/templates/job_templates/job-template.form.js
index 31174ac043..a3f83954f1 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/templates/job_templates/job-template.form.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/templates/job_templates/job-template.form.js
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ function(NotificationsList, i18n) {
                 custom_virtualenv: {
                     label: i18n._('Ansible Environment'),
                     type: 'select',
-                    defaultText: i18n._('Select Ansible Environment'),
+                    defaultText: i18n._('Default Environment'),
                     ngOptions: 'venv for venv in custom_virtualenvs_options track by venv',
                     awPopOver: "<p>" + i18n._("Select the custom Python virtual environment for this job template to run on.") + "</p>",
                     dataTitle: i18n._('Ansible Environment'),