diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index d53ed32e9..f744629ea 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
 
 - project:
     name: openstack-k8s-operators/nova-operator
-    default-branch: main
+    default-branch: 18.0-fr1
     github-check:
       jobs:
         - openstack-meta-content-provider
@@ -185,12 +185,6 @@
         - nova-operator-tempest-multinode
         - nova-operator-tempest-multinode-ceph
 
-- pragma:
-    implied-branch-matchers: True
-    implied-branches:
-      - main
-      - master
-
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