diff --git a/awx/main/tasks.py b/awx/main/tasks.py
index 7f993ad7f431..9c7b12b21cbe 100644
--- a/awx/main/tasks.py
+++ b/awx/main/tasks.py
@@ -865,12 +865,14 @@ def build_params_process_isolation(self, instance, private_data_dir, cwd):
             if getattr(settings, 'AWX_ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATHS', []):
                 show_paths.extend(settings.AWX_ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATHS)
 
-            pi_path = tempfile.mkdtemp(
-                prefix='ansible_runner_pi_',
-                dir=settings.AWX_PROOT_BASE_PATH
-            )
-            os.chmod(pi_path, stat.S_IRUSR | stat.S_IWUSR | stat.S_IXUSR)
-            self.cleanup_paths.append(pi_path)
+            pi_path = settings.AWX_PROOT_BASE_PATH
+            if not self.instance.is_isolated():
+                pi_path = tempfile.mkdtemp(
+                    prefix='ansible_runner_pi_',
+                    dir=settings.AWX_PROOT_BASE_PATH
+                )
+                os.chmod(pi_path, stat.S_IRUSR | stat.S_IWUSR | stat.S_IXUSR)
+                self.cleanup_paths.append(pi_path)
 
             process_isolation_params = {
                 'process_isolation': True,
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/unit/test_tasks.py b/awx/main/tests/unit/test_tasks.py
index 683f965985fe..75d616ac3bd3 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/unit/test_tasks.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/unit/test_tasks.py
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ def test_uses_process_isolation(self, settings):
         job = Job(project=Project(), inventory=Inventory())
         task = tasks.RunJob()
         task.should_use_proot = lambda instance: True
+        task.instance = job
 
         private_data_dir = '/foo'
         cwd = '/bar'
@@ -1701,6 +1702,7 @@ def project_update(self):
     def test_process_isolation_exposes_projects_root(self, private_data_dir, project_update):
         task = tasks.RunProjectUpdate()
         task.revision_path = 'foobar'
+        task.instance = project_update
         ssh = CredentialType.defaults['ssh']()
         project_update.scm_type = 'git'
         project_update.credential = Credential(