diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/fix_workflow_survey_defaults.yml b/changelogs/fragments/fix_workflow_survey_defaults.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..448692971
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/fix_workflow_survey_defaults.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+minor_changes:
+  - updated tower workflows related role `workflow_job_templates`
+    to include `survey_enabled` defaulting to `false` which
+    is a module default and `omit` the `survey_spec` if not passed.
diff --git a/playbooks/tower_configs/tower_workflows.yml b/playbooks/tower_configs/tower_workflows.yml
index f9bd5fbbf..71de253fb 100644
--- a/playbooks/tower_configs/tower_workflows.yml
+++ b/playbooks/tower_configs/tower_workflows.yml
@@ -37,3 +37,38 @@ tower_workflows:
     notification_templates_error: []
     notification_templates_approvals: []
     survey_spec: {}
+  - name: Simple workflow schema2
+    description: a basic workflow
+    extra_vars: {}
+    allow_simultaneous: false
+    ask_variables_on_launch: false
+    inventory:
+    limit:
+    labels:
+      - Prod
+    scm_branch:
+    ask_inventory_on_launch: false
+    ask_scm_branch_on_launch: false
+    ask_limit_on_launch: false
+    organization: Default
+    schedules: []
+    workflow_nodes:
+      - all_parents_must_converge: false
+        identifier: node101
+        unified_job_template: RHVM-01
+        credentials: []
+        success_nodes:
+          - node201
+        failure_nodes: []
+        always_nodes: []
+      - all_parents_must_converge: false
+        identifier: node201
+        unified_job_template: test-template-1
+        credentials: []
+        success_nodes: []
+        failure_nodes: []
+        always_nodes: []
+    notification_templates_started: []
+    notification_templates_success: []
+    notification_templates_error: []
+    notification_templates_approvals: []
diff --git a/roles/workflow_job_templates/tasks/main.yml b/roles/workflow_job_templates/tasks/main.yml
index 7ab845360..5d3d5e2ee 100644
--- a/roles/workflow_job_templates/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/workflow_job_templates/tasks/main.yml
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
     ask_limit_on_launch:                "{{ workflow_loop_var.ask_limit_on_launch | default(omit) }}"
     webhook_service:                    "{{ workflow_loop_var.webhook_service | default(omit) }}"
     webhook_credential:                 "{{ workflow_loop_var.webhook_credential.name | default(workflow_loop_var.webhook_credential | default(omit)) }}"
-    survey_enabled:                     "{{ workflow_loop_var.survey_enabled }}"
-    survey:                             "{{ workflow_loop_var.related.survey_spec | default( workflow_loop_var.survey_spec) }}"
+    survey_enabled:                     "{{ workflow_loop_var.survey_enabled | default('false') }}"
+    survey:                             "{{ workflow_loop_var.related.survey_spec | default( workflow_loop_var.survey_spec | default(omit)) }}"
     state:                              "{{ workflow_loop_var.state | default(tower_state | default('present')) }}"
     notification_templates_started:     "{{ workflow_loop_var.notification_templates_started | default(workflow_loop_var.related.notification_templates_started | default([]) | map(attribute='name') | list ) }}"
     notification_templates_success:     "{{ workflow_loop_var.notification_templates_success | default(workflow_loop_var.related.notification_templates_success | default([]) | map(attribute='name') | list ) }}"