diff --git a/awx/api/metadata.py b/awx/api/metadata.py
index 0b60f9a1ef..dedeeba8fb 100644
--- a/awx/api/metadata.py
+++ b/awx/api/metadata.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from rest_framework.request import clone_request
 from awx.api.fields import ChoiceNullField
 from awx.main.fields import JSONField, ImplicitRoleField
 from awx.main.models import NotificationTemplate
-from awx.main.scheduler.kubernetes import PodManager
+from awx.main.tasks import AWXReceptorJob
 
 
 class Metadata(metadata.SimpleMetadata):
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class Metadata(metadata.SimpleMetadata):
                     continue
 
                 if field == "pod_spec_override":
-                    meta['default'] = PodManager().pod_definition
+                    meta['default'] = AWXReceptorJob().pod_definition
 
                 # Add type choices if available from the serializer.
                 if field == 'type' and hasattr(serializer, 'get_type_choices'):
diff --git a/awx/main/tasks.py b/awx/main/tasks.py
index db6b8644cd..ef0bd7e6e5 100644
--- a/awx/main/tasks.py
+++ b/awx/main/tasks.py
@@ -3029,12 +3029,12 @@ def deep_copy_model_obj(
 
 
 class AWXReceptorJob:
-    def __init__(self, task, runner_params):
+    def __init__(self, task=None, runner_params=None):
         self.task = task
         self.runner_params = runner_params
         self.unit_id = None
 
-        if not self.task.instance.is_container_group_task:
+        if self.task and not self.task.instance.is_container_group_task:
             execution_environment_params = self.task.build_execution_environment_params(self.task.instance)
             self.runner_params['settings'].update(execution_environment_params)