diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/hosts/related/nested-groups/main.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/hosts/related/nested-groups/main.js
index ea8695abbf..d2ec22fe62 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/hosts/related/nested-groups/main.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/hosts/related/nested-groups/main.js
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ import HostNestedGroupsListController from './host-nested-groups-list.controller
 
 export default
     angular.module('hostNestedGroups', [])
-    .value('HostNestedGroupListDefinition', HostNestedGroupListDefinition)
+    .factory('HostNestedGroupListDefinition', HostNestedGroupListDefinition)
     .controller('HostNestedGroupsListController', HostNestedGroupsListController);