diff --git a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
index 4c1ab04..1098e0a 100644
--- a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
@@ -41,3 +41,7 @@
           label: ubuntu-jammy
     secrets:
       - zuul_s3
+
+- job:
+    name: base-test
+    parent: base
diff --git a/zuul.d/projects.yaml b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
index 8ee0e5d..3bd6729 100644
--- a/zuul.d/projects.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     name: stackhpc-zuul-config
     check:
       jobs:
-        - noop
+        - base-test
     gate:
       jobs:
-        - noop
+        - base-test