diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/JobTemplateForm.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/JobTemplateForm.jsx
index 4d3242d2d0..0ff31b887f 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/JobTemplateForm.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/JobTemplateForm.jsx
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ class JobTemplateForm extends Component {
     const { project } = this.state;
     if (project && project.id) {
       try {
-        const { data } = await ProjectsAPI.readDetail(project.id);
-        this.setState({ project: data });
+        const { data: projectData } = await ProjectsAPI.readDetail(project.id);
+        this.setState({ project: projectData });
       } catch (err) {
         this.setState({ contentError: err });
       }
@@ -139,9 +139,8 @@ class JobTemplateForm extends Component {
   handleProjectUpdate(project) {
     const { setFieldValue } = this.props;
     setFieldValue('project', project.id);
-    if (!project.allow_override) {
-      setFieldValue('scm_branch', null);
-    }
+    setFieldValue('playbook', undefined);
+    setFieldValue('scm_branch', '');
     this.setState({ project });
   }
 
@@ -165,6 +164,7 @@ class JobTemplateForm extends Component {
       i18n,
       template,
     } = this.props;
+
     const jobTypeOptions = [
       {
         value: '',
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/PlaybookSelect.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/PlaybookSelect.jsx
index 8f0687ba2a..b0e24fe283 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/PlaybookSelect.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/PlaybookSelect.jsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ function PlaybookSelect({
   i18n,
 }) {
   const [options, setOptions] = useState([]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!projectId) {
       return;
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ function PlaybookSelect({
           label: playbook,
           isDisabled: false,
         }));
+
         opts.unshift({
           value: '',
           key: '',
@@ -40,7 +42,6 @@ function PlaybookSelect({
       }
     })();
   }, [projectId, i18n, onError]);
-
   return (
     <AnsibleSelect
       id="template-playbook"