diff --git a/zuul.d/base.yaml b/zuul.d/base.yaml
index c4272d825..72b9a6d24 100644
--- a/zuul.d/base.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/base.yaml
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@
     name: puppet-openstack-module-base
     parent: puppet-openstack-base
     pre-run: playbooks/prepare-node-unit.yaml
-
+    required-projects:
+      - name: openstack/puppet-openstack_spec_helper
 
 - job:
     name: puppet-openstack-syntax-base