diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/projects.yaml b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/projects.yaml
index 4ec86beebd..6b6e9bc079 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/projects.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/projects.yaml
@@ -403,6 +403,14 @@
       - hook-{name}-rtfd
       - pypi-jobs
 
+- project:
+    name: tacker
+    github-org: stackforge
+    node: 'bare-precise || bare-trusty'
+
+    jobs:
+      - gate-{name}-pep8
+
 - project:
     name: kwapi
     github-org: stackforge
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml b/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
index 587c78d9ca..6421b120e9 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -4891,9 +4891,9 @@ projects:
 
   - name: stackforge/tacker
     check:
-      - noop
+      - gate-tacker-pep8
     gate:
-      - noop
+      - gate-tacker-pep8
 
   - name: stackforge/tacker-specs
     check: