diff --git a/zuul.d/projects.yaml b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
index 5c06bcbc07..75c857660b 100644
--- a/zuul.d/projects.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
@@ -2932,6 +2932,25 @@
       - check-requirements
       - openstack-python-jobs
       - openstack-python35-jobs-nonvoting
+    check:
+      jobs:
+        - openstack-tox-pep8:
+            required-projects:
+              - openstack/nova
+        - openstack-tox-py27:
+            required-projects:
+              - openstack/nova
+        - openstack-tox-py35:
+            required-projects:
+              - openstack/nova
+    gate:
+      jobs:
+        - openstack-tox-pep8:
+            required-projects:
+              - openstack/nova
+        - openstack-tox-py27:
+            required-projects:
+              - openstack/nova
     pre-release:
       jobs:
         - release-openstack-python-without-pypi