diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/archive/archive_trigger.py b/src/ahriman/core/archive/archive_trigger.py
index dfe21cc6..f6d3d3d2 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/core/archive/archive_trigger.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/archive/archive_trigger.py
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ class ArchiveTrigger(Trigger):
         tree(ArchiveTree): archive tree wrapper
     """
 
+    REQUIRES_REPOSITORY = True
+
     def __init__(self, repository_id: RepositoryId, configuration: Configuration) -> None:
         """
         Args:
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/core/archive/test_archive_trigger.py b/tests/ahriman/core/archive/test_archive_trigger.py
index 5f257ddc..4cda131f 100644
--- a/tests/ahriman/core/archive/test_archive_trigger.py
+++ b/tests/ahriman/core/archive/test_archive_trigger.py
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ from ahriman.models.package import Package
 from ahriman.models.result import Result
 
 
+def test_requires_repository() -> None:
+    """
+    must require repository identifier to be set to start
+    """
+    assert ArchiveTrigger.REQUIRES_REPOSITORY
+
+
 def test_on_result(archive_trigger: ArchiveTrigger, package_ahriman: Package, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     """
     must create symlinks for actual repository