diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 4199f9caf4..bcb0e29802 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -1591,6 +1591,9 @@
           label: ubuntu-xenial
         - name: zuul01.openstack.org
           label: ubuntu-xenial
+    required-projects:
+      - openstack/project-config
+      - opendev/system-config
     vars:
       run_playbooks:
         - playbooks/service-letsencrypt.yaml
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/zuul/tasks/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/zuul/tasks/main.yaml
index 426e512363..7c2894b452 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/zuul/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/zuul/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -119,11 +119,9 @@
     group: zuul
     mode: 0600
 
-- name: Clone project-config repo
-  git:
-    repo: https://opendev.org/openstack/project-config
-    dest: /opt/project-config
-    force: yes
+- name: Sync project-config
+  include_role:
+    name: sync-project-config
 
 - name: Install docker-compose
   package: