diff --git a/zuul.d/puppet.yaml b/zuul.d/puppet.yaml
index d034d499d9..59ead05cfd 100644
--- a/zuul.d/puppet.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/puppet.yaml
@@ -53,9 +53,26 @@
     pre-run: playbooks/zuul/infra-puppet-apply/pre.yaml
     run: playbooks/zuul/infra-puppet-apply/run.yaml
     post-run: playbooks/zuul/infra-puppet-apply/post.yaml
-    irrelevant-files:
-      - docker/.*
-      - playbooks/.*
+    files:
+      - Gemfile
+      - Rakefile
+      - modules.env
+      - install_modules.sh
+      - manifests/.*
+      - modules/.*
+      - roles/puppet-install/.*
+      - hiera/.*
+      - inventory/.*
+      - playbooks/install_puppet.yaml
+      - playbooks/remote_puppet_adhoc.yaml
+      - playbooks/remote_puppet_else.yaml
+      - playbooks/service-eavesdrop.yaml
+      - playbooks/update_puppet_version.yaml
+      - playbooks/roles/disable-puppet-agent/.*
+      - playbooks/roles/puppet-run/.*
+      - playbooks/roles/puppet-setup-ansible/.*
+      - playbooks/zuul/infra-puppet-apply/.*
+      - playbooks/zuul/templates/.*
 
 - job:
     name: system-config-puppet-beaker-rspec-infra