diff --git a/tests/fixtures/layouts/live-reconfiguration-shared-queue.yaml b/tests/fixtures/layouts/live-reconfiguration-shared-queue.yaml
index 3cbed68..e363b4c 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/layouts/live-reconfiguration-shared-queue.yaml
+++ b/tests/fixtures/layouts/live-reconfiguration-shared-queue.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
     precedence: high
 
 - job:
+    name: base
+    parent: null
+
+- job:
     name: project-merge
     hold-following-changes: true