diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/project-requirements-change.py b/jenkins/scripts/project-requirements-change.py
index 5ed5f28d60..378f967949 100755
--- a/jenkins/scripts/project-requirements-change.py
+++ b/jenkins/scripts/project-requirements-change.py
@@ -252,8 +252,6 @@ def main():
 
     # report the results
     if failed or head_reqs.failed or branch_reqs.failed:
-        print("*** Incompatible requirement found")
-        print("***  See http://docs.openstack.org/developer/requirements/")
         sys.exit(1)
     print("Updated requirements match openstack/requirements.")
 
diff --git a/zuul/layout.yaml b/zuul/layout.yaml
index f8368aa4ed..ccdea3d8c4 100755
--- a/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -1808,6 +1808,7 @@ jobs:
     branch: ^(?!master).*$
 
   - name: ^gate-.*-requirements$
+    failure-message: Incompatible requirement found; see http://docs.openstack.org/developer/requirements/
     files:
       - '^tools/.*-requires$'
       - '^.*requirements.txt$'