diff --git a/jjb/onos/onos-app-samples-verify.sh b/jjb/onos/onos-app-samples-verify.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c81596c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jjb/onos/onos-app-samples-verify.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash -ex
+
+mvn clean install
diff --git a/jjb/onos/onos-verify.yaml b/jjb/onos/onos-verify.yaml
index 17ea966..d0e76b6 100644
--- a/jjb/onos/onos-verify.yaml
+++ b/jjb/onos/onos-verify.yaml
@@ -184,6 +184,28 @@
 # workaround for lack of parameter expansion support in shell: (see above)
 - job-template:
     #default name is global
+    name: 'onos-app-samples-{stream}-verify'
+
+    # Job template for Java verify jobs
+    #
+    # The purpose of this job templte is to run "maven clean install" for
+    # projects using this template.
+    #
+    # Required Variables:
+    #    branch:   git branch (eg. master)
+
+    <<: *job_boiler_plate
+    # yamllint disable-line rule:key-duplicates
+    <<: *verify_boiler_plate
+
+    builders:
+    #put shell scripts in file then make sure shell check is installed on verify vms
+      - shell: !include-raw-escape: onos-app-samples-verify.sh
+
+
+# workaround for lack of parameter expansion support in shell: (see above)
+- job-template:
+    #default name is global
     name: 'onos-gui-{stream}-verify'
 
     # Job template for Java verify jobs
@@ -324,6 +346,22 @@
       - 'onos-yang-tools-{stream}-verify'
 
 - project:
+    name: onos-app-samples
+    project-name: onos-app-samples
+    project: onos-app-samples
+
+    build-timeout: '1800'
+    build-node: 'ubuntu16.04-basebuild-8c-15g'
+
+    stream:
+      - 'master'
+
+    jobs:
+      - 'onos-app-samples-{stream}-verify'
+
+
+
+- project:
     name: onos-release
     project-name: onos-release
     project: onos