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 7f08fb5454..55c0f44845 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/projects.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/projects.yaml
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@
 
     jobs:
       - gate-{name}-pep8
+      - gate-{name}-python27
 
 
 - project:
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml b/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
index 0ae6ebc32d..e36af02178 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -1557,8 +1557,10 @@ projects:
   - name: openstack-infra/elastic-recheck
     check:
       - gate-elastic-recheck-pep8
+      - gate-elastic-recheck-python27
     gate:
       - gate-elastic-recheck-pep8
+      - gate-elastic-recheck-python27
 
   - name: openstack-infra/devstack-gate
     check: