diff --git a/tests/fixtures/config/ansible/git/common-config/playbooks/check-vars.yaml b/tests/fixtures/config/ansible/git/common-config/playbooks/check-vars.yaml
index 92c66d1..1f8fdf3 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/config/ansible/git/common-config/playbooks/check-vars.yaml
+++ b/tests/fixtures/config/ansible/git/common-config/playbooks/check-vars.yaml
@@ -13,3 +13,10 @@
           - zuul.executor.hostname is defined
           - zuul.executor.src_root is defined
           - zuul.executor.log_root is defined
+
+    - name: Assert zuul.project variables are valid.
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - zuul.project.name == 'org/project'
+          - zuul.project.canonical_hostname == 'review.example.com'
+          - zuul.project.canonical_name == 'review.example.com/org/project'
diff --git a/zuul/executor/client.py b/zuul/executor/client.py
index 7e2d296..9f234e9 100644
--- a/zuul/executor/client.py
+++ b/zuul/executor/client.py
@@ -183,10 +183,15 @@
         dependent_items.reverse()
         # TODOv3(jeblair): This ansible vars data structure will
         # replace the environment variables below.
+        project = dict(
+            name=item.change.project.name,
+            canonical_hostname=item.change.project.canonical_hostname,
+            canonical_name=item.change.project.canonical_name)
+
         zuul_params = dict(uuid=uuid,
                            pipeline=pipeline.name,
                            job=job.name,
-                           project=item.change.project.name,
+                           project=project,
                            tags=' '.join(sorted(job.tags)))
 
         if hasattr(item.change, 'branch'):