diff --git a/awx/ui/client/legacy-styles/forms.less b/awx/ui/client/legacy-styles/forms.less
index fdde7e18a4..99cc2b365d 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/legacy-styles/forms.less
+++ b/awx/ui/client/legacy-styles/forms.less
@@ -294,11 +294,10 @@
 }
 
 .Form-alertblock {
-    margin: 20px 0;
+    margin: 0;
     font-size: 12px;
     width: 100%;
-    padding: 15px;
-    padding-top: 10px;
+    padding: 20px;
     margin-bottom: 15px;
     border-radius: 4px;
     border: 1px solid @login-notice-border;
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/projects/projects.form.js b/awx/ui/client/src/projects/projects.form.js
index 3c81bc8b00..3d4f8c56ef 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/projects/projects.form.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/projects/projects.form.js
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ export default ['i18n', 'NotificationsList', function(i18n, NotificationsList) {
                 label: i18n._('SCM Type'),
                 type: 'select',
                 class: 'Form-dropDown--scmType',
+                defaultText: 'Choose an SCM Type',
                 ngOptions: 'type.label for type in scm_type_options track by type.value',
                 ngChange: 'scmChange()',
                 required: true,