diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/add/sources-add.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/add/sources-add.controller.js
index 742a9bbf91..f97ceadd2f 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/add/sources-add.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/add/sources-add.controller.js
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ export default ['$state', '$stateParams', '$scope', 'SourcesFormDefinition',
                 multiple: false
             });
 
-            $scope.verbosity = $scope.verbosity_options[0];
+            $scope.verbosity = $scope.verbosity_options[1];
         }
 
         function initSources(){
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 8cd403a921..a53b6ab7a4 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
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@ return {
             type: 'select',
             ngOptions: 'v.label for v in verbosity_options track by v.value',
             ngShow: "source && (source.value !== '' && source.value !== null)",
-            "default": 0,
             disableChooseOption: true,
             column: 1,
             awPopOver: "<p>" + i18n._("Control the level of output ansible will produce for inventory source update jobs.") + "</p>",