diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index d609a7d5..0cb51c57 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
     required-projects:
       - openstack/monasca-common
     attempts: 1
+    files:
+      - ^docker\/(?!example).*
     irrelevant-files:
       - ^.*\.rst$
       - ^.*\.md$