diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/add/sources-add.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/add/sources-add.controller.js
index 198e5cbd6b..d62933314b 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/add/sources-add.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/add/sources-add.controller.js
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export default ['$state', '$stateParams', '$scope', 'SourcesFormDefinition',
             }
 
             if (source === 'scm') {
-                $scope.projectBasePath = GetBasePath('projects');
+                $scope.projectBasePath = GetBasePath('projects')  + '?not__status=never updated';
                 $scope.overwrite_vars = true;
                 $scope.inventory_source_form.inventory_file.$setPristine();
             } else {
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/edit/sources-edit.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/edit/sources-edit.controller.js
index 8075977ccf..acef7d2c82 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/edit/sources-edit.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/edit/sources-edit.controller.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export default ['$state', '$stateParams', '$scope', 'ParseVariableString',
         Wait, Rest, Alert) {
 
         function init() {
-            $scope.projectBasePath = GetBasePath('projects');
+            $scope.projectBasePath = GetBasePath('projects') + '?not__status=never updated';
             $scope.canAdd = inventorySourcesOptions.actions.POST;
             // instantiate expected $scope values from inventorySourceData
             _.assign($scope,
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/lookup/sources-lookup-project.route.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/lookup/sources-lookup-project.route.js
index 14614b24d1..53869691a7 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/lookup/sources-lookup-project.route.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/lookup/sources-lookup-project.route.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export default {
             value: {
                 page_size:"5",
                 order_by:"name",
+                not__status:"never updated",
                 role_level:"use_role",
             },
             dynamic:true,