diff --git a/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml b/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml
index ba45d25872..4378b2039a 100644
--- a/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml
+++ b/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml
@@ -2691,6 +2691,13 @@
       - python-jobs
       - pypi-jobs
 
+- project:
+    name: ospurge
+    node: 'bare-precise || bare-trusty'
+
+    jobs:
+      - gate-{name}-pep8
+
 - project:
     name: logaas
     node: 'bare-precise || bare-trusty'
diff --git a/zuul/layout.yaml b/zuul/layout.yaml
index 02a89d72e5..35e4dc24c1 100644
--- a/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -4542,7 +4542,10 @@ projects:
   - name: stackforge/ospurge
     template:
       - name: merge-check
-      - name: noop-jobs
+    check:
+      - gate-ospurge-pep8
+    gate:
+      - gate-ospurge-pep8
 
   - name: stackforge/packstack
     template: