diff --git a/zuul.d/base.yaml b/zuul.d/base.yaml
index 011c039c2..6d12451e9 100644
--- a/zuul.d/base.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/base.yaml
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@
       featureset: '052'
       validate_services: true
       enable_validation: true
-      component: validation
+      validation_component: validation