diff --git a/awx/ui/client/features/output/details.component.js b/awx/ui/client/features/output/details.component.js
index 79b04eb8f8..696cfb8adf 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/features/output/details.component.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/features/output/details.component.js
@@ -579,8 +579,8 @@ function getExtraVarsDetails () {
 
 function getArtifactsDetails (val) {
     const artifacts = val || resource.model.get('artifacts');
-
-    if (!artifacts || artifacts === '{}') {
+    if (!artifacts || (Object.entries(artifacts).length === 0 &&
+        artifacts.constructor === Object)) {
         return null;
     }