diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/install.yml b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/install.yml
index 2ac5e08fa..49a1c3af3 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/install.yml
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
     package=pymysql
   when:
     - skip_install is not defined
+    - enable_venv | bool == false
 
 - name: "Install extra packages for ironic"
   include: pip_install.yml
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@
 # logic is largely going into openstacksdk as time goes on.
 - block:
   - name: install openstacksdk from PyPI
-    command: "pip3 pip install openstacksdk"
+    command: "pip3 install openstacksdk"
     when: openstacksdk_source_install | default(false) | bool == false
   - name: install openstacksdk from source
     command: "pip3 install {{ openstacksdk_git_folder }}"