diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/install.yml b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/install.yml
index 97c992fff..2ac5e08fa 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/install.yml
@@ -43,14 +43,13 @@
 
 - name: "proliantutils - Install from pip"
   include: pip_install.yml
-     package=proliantutils<2.9.0
+     package=proliantutils
      state=present
   environment: "{{ venv }}"
   when: skip_install is not defined
 
 - name: "Install iSCSI client and dependencies if iscsi deploy interface is enabled"
   action: "{{ ansible_pkg_mgr }} name={{ item }} state=present"
-  environment: "{{ venv }}"
   with_items: "{{ iscsi_required_packages }}"
   when: skip_install is not defined and 'iscsi' in enabled_deploy_interfaces
 
diff --git a/scripts/test-bifrost.sh b/scripts/test-bifrost.sh
index f9a449dbf..418f35dbc 100755
--- a/scripts/test-bifrost.sh
+++ b/scripts/test-bifrost.sh
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ export BIFROST_INVENTORY_SOURCE=${BAREMETAL_DATA_FILE}
 ${ANSIBLE} -vvvv \
     -i inventory/bifrost_inventory.py \
     ${TEST_PLAYBOOK} \
+    -e ansible_python_interpreter="${ANSIBLE_PYTHON_INTERP}" \
     -e use_cirros=${USE_CIRROS} \
     -e testing_user=${TESTING_USER} \
     -e test_vm_num_nodes=${TEST_VM_NUM_NODES} \