# The 'inventory file' dropdown on awx 17 doesn't let you enter a path other than /(project root) **URL:** \ **Category:** AWX Project\ **Tags:** awx\ **Created:** [February 21, 2021, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-inventory-file-dropdown-on-awx-17-doesnt-let-you-enter-a-path-other-than-project-root/34662 "2021-02-21T13:44:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dan\_Seeland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a4c791/32.png) [@Dan\_Seeland](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dan_Seeland)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-inventory-file-dropdown-on-awx-17-doesnt-let-you-enter-a-path-other-than-project-root/34662/1 "2021-02-21T13:44:32Z")
I’m testing a very simple dynamic inventory project that syncs to a github repo. The repo contains two folders: collections and inventories. Under inventories, is the folder awx. In the awx folder, is the file aws\_ec2.yml. The project itself syncs fine, cloning the github repo’s directory structure under /var/lib/awx/projects. The problem I’m running into, is when I try to configure the source for the project inventory in awx, the dropdown only lists ‘/(project root)’ as an option, and doesn’t let me enter the path to the aws\_ec2.yml file below the project root. awx version: 17.0.1 ansible version: 2.9.17 ---
**Author:** ![sebastien\_chanson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@sebastien\_chanson](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sebastien_chanson)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 8:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-inventory-file-dropdown-on-awx-17-doesnt-let-you-enter-a-path-other-than-project-root/34662/2 "2021-02-26T08:54:19Z")
Known issue [https://github.com/ansible/awx/issues/9043](https://github.com/ansible/awx/issues/9043) For the moment it is better to stick with tag 15 of AWX for a usable interface.