diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 5efb084a..9836f128 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
       - build-openstack-docs-pti
     check:
       jobs:
+        - build-openstack-api-ref
         - build-openstack-releasenotes
         - openstack-tox-pep8:
             voting: false
         - openstack-tox-linters
     gate:
       jobs:
+        - build-openstack-api-ref
         - build-openstack-releasenotes
         - openstack-tox-linters