diff --git a/tests/fixtures/config/zuul-connections-multiple-gerrits/git/common-config/zuul.yaml b/tests/fixtures/config/zuul-connections-multiple-gerrits/git/common-config/zuul.yaml
index 961ff06..8f858cd 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/config/zuul-connections-multiple-gerrits/git/common-config/zuul.yaml
+++ b/tests/fixtures/config/zuul-connections-multiple-gerrits/git/common-config/zuul.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,25 @@
       another_gerrit:
         verified: -1
 
+- pipeline:
+    name: common_check
+    manager: independent
+    trigger:
+      another_gerrit:
+        - event: patchset-created
+      review_gerrit:
+        - event: patchset-created
+    success:
+      review_gerrit:
+        verified: 1
+      another_gerrit:
+        verified: 1
+    failure:
+      review_gerrit:
+        verified: -1
+      another_gerrit:
+        verified: -1
+
 - job:
     name: project-test1
 
@@ -41,3 +60,16 @@
     another_check:
       jobs:
         - project-test2
+
+
+- project:
+    name: review.example.com/org/project2
+    common_check:
+      jobs:
+        - project-test1
+
+- project:
+    name: another.example.com/org/project2
+    common_check:
+      jobs:
+        - project-test2
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/config/zuul-connections-multiple-gerrits/git/org_project2/README b/tests/fixtures/config/zuul-connections-multiple-gerrits/git/org_project2/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9daeafb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/config/zuul-connections-multiple-gerrits/git/org_project2/README
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+test
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/config/zuul-connections-multiple-gerrits/main.yaml b/tests/fixtures/config/zuul-connections-multiple-gerrits/main.yaml
index f5bff21..38810fd 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/config/zuul-connections-multiple-gerrits/main.yaml
+++ b/tests/fixtures/config/zuul-connections-multiple-gerrits/main.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
           - common-config
         untrusted-projects:
           - org/project1
+          - org/project2
       another_gerrit:
         untrusted-projects:
           - org/project1
+          - org/project2
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_connection.py b/tests/unit/test_connection.py
index 92270b7..142a248 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_connection.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_connection.py
@@ -266,6 +266,48 @@
         self.executor_server.release()
         self.waitUntilSettled()
 
+    def test_multiple_project_separate_gerrits_common_pipeline(self):
+        self.executor_server.hold_jobs_in_build = True
+
+        A = self.fake_another_gerrit.addFakeChange(
+            'org/project2', 'master', 'A')
+        self.fake_another_gerrit.addEvent(A.getPatchsetCreatedEvent(1))
+
+        self.waitUntilSettled()
+
+        self.assertBuilds([dict(name='project-test2',
+                                changes='1,1',
+                                project='org/project2',
+                                pipeline='common_check')])
+
+        # NOTE(jamielennox): the tests back the git repo for both connections
+        # onto the same git repo on the file system. If we just create another
+        # fake change the fake_review_gerrit will try to create another 1,1
+        # change and git will fail to create the ref. Arbitrarily set it to get
+        # around the problem.
+        self.fake_review_gerrit.change_number = 50
+
+        B = self.fake_review_gerrit.addFakeChange(
+            'org/project2', 'master', 'B')
+        self.fake_review_gerrit.addEvent(B.getPatchsetCreatedEvent(1))
+
+        self.waitUntilSettled()
+
+        self.assertBuilds([
+            dict(name='project-test2',
+                 changes='1,1',
+                 project='org/project2',
+                 pipeline='common_check'),
+            dict(name='project-test1',
+                 changes='51,1',
+                 project='org/project2',
+                 pipeline='common_check'),
+        ])
+
+        self.executor_server.hold_jobs_in_build = False
+        self.executor_server.release()
+        self.waitUntilSettled()
+
 
 class TestConnectionsMerger(ZuulTestCase):
     config_file = 'zuul-connections-merger.conf'