diff --git a/devstack-vm-gate.sh b/devstack-vm-gate.sh
index 5e20a5dc..3b1d9177 100755
--- a/devstack-vm-gate.sh
+++ b/devstack-vm-gate.sh
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ VIRT_DRIVER=$DEVSTACK_GATE_VIRT_DRIVER
 SWIFT_REPLICAS=1
 LOG_COLOR=False
 PIP_USE_MIRRORS=False
+USE_GET_PIP=1
 # Don't reset the requirements.txt files after g-r updates
 UNDO_REQUIREMENTS=False
 CINDER_PERIODIC_INTERVAL=10