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 ef0801cc5a..c484e54179 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/projects.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/projects.yaml
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@
 
     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 91b082b2ec..7a6fe0fde1 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -1612,8 +1612,10 @@ 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: