diff --git a/tests/fixtures/layouts/live-reconfiguration-add-job.yaml b/tests/fixtures/layouts/live-reconfiguration-add-job.yaml
index 1616dcb..57d2a5f 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/layouts/live-reconfiguration-add-job.yaml
+++ b/tests/fixtures/layouts/live-reconfiguration-add-job.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
     precedence: high
 
 - job:
+    name: base
+    parent: null
+
+- job:
     name: project-merge
     hold-following-changes: true