diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/factories/get-source-type-options.factory.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/factories/get-source-type-options.factory.js
index 659c1c112a..befef8a499 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/factories/get-source-type-options.factory.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/factories/get-source-type-options.factory.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export default
                 .success(function (data) {
                     var i, choices = data.actions.GET.source.choices;
                     for (i = 0; i < choices.length; i++) {
-                        if (choices[i][0] !== 'file' && choices[i][0] !== "") {
+                        if (choices[i][0] !== 'file') {
                             scope[variable].push({
                                 label: choices[i][1],
                                 value: choices[i][0]
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/sources.form.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/sources.form.js
index 6a6101f280..4463d8a5d5 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/sources.form.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/sources.form.js
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ return {
         source: {
             label: i18n._('Source'),
             type: 'select',
+            required: true,
             ngOptions: 'source.label for source in source_type_options track by source.value',
             ngChange: 'sourceChange(source)',
             ngDisabled: '!(inventory_source_obj.summary_fields.user_capabilities.edit || canAdd)',