diff --git a/reposync.nomad b/reposync.nomad
index 673526680ae23a7f9d4ba8baf1e4015b4fcf3b10..23bf4f901e2fd4c516003499db9a3a13b57119c2 100644
--- a/reposync.nomad
+++ b/reposync.nomad
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ job "reposync" {
 
   parameterized {
     payload = "required"
+    meta_required = ["parent_job"]
   }
 
   task "reposync" {