diff --git a/zuul/cmd/server.py b/zuul/cmd/server.py
index 79a2538d42..13e6283ac6 100755
--- a/zuul/cmd/server.py
+++ b/zuul/cmd/server.py
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ class Server(object):
         if not os.path.exists(path):
             raise Exception("Unable to find job list: %s" % path)
         jobs = set()
+        jobs.add('noop')
         for line in open(path):
             v = line.strip()
             if v: