diff --git a/awx/main/tasks.py b/awx/main/tasks.py
index b5d1ae397fe7..26f5da81d178 100644
--- a/awx/main/tasks.py
+++ b/awx/main/tasks.py
@@ -3006,7 +3006,8 @@ def _run_internal(self, receptor_ctl):
                 if state_name == 'Succeeded':
                     return res
 
-                raise RuntimeError(detail)
+                if self.task.instance.result_traceback is None:
+                    raise RuntimeError(detail)
 
         return res