diff --git a/zuul.d/projects.yaml b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
index 5a9bc184ec..fda2be1eee 100644
--- a/zuul.d/projects.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
@@ -10383,6 +10383,8 @@
     templates:
       - translation-jobs
       - release-notes-jobs
+    periodic:  # TODO(corvus): this is a test to see if this fixes a zuul bug
+      jobs: []
     post:
       jobs:
         - propose-updates: