diff --git a/zuul/layout.yaml b/zuul/layout.yaml
index c8634d14df..4bce4acb06 100755
--- a/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -1503,7 +1503,7 @@ jobs:
           - ^doc/.*$
 
   # NOTE(SamYaple): Catch all gates with prefix 'gate-kolla' ending in 'docs'
-  - name: ^gate-kolla.*(?<!docs)$
+  - name: ^gate-kolla.*(?<!docs-ubuntu-(trusty|xenial))$
     skip-if:
       - project: ^openstack/kolla.*$
         all-files-match-any: