diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 4f09c29..d940283 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@
       - zuul/zuul-website-media
     run: playbooks/build-site.yaml
     post-run: playbooks/publish-draft-site.yaml
-    nodeset:
-      nodes: []
+    # TODO: run this job with an empty nodeset after we fix the
+    # repo-state bug in zuul.
+    # nodeset:
+    #   nodes: []
 
 - job:
     name: zuul-website-publish