diff --git a/elements/os-disk-config/install.d/10-os-disk-config b/elements/os-disk-config/install.d/10-os-disk-config
index 6d07384c4..432af980d 100755
--- a/elements/os-disk-config/install.d/10-os-disk-config
+++ b/elements/os-disk-config/install.d/10-os-disk-config
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -eux
 set -o pipefail
 
-virtualenv --setuptools ${OS_DISK_CONFIG_VENV_DIR}
+virtualenv --setuptools --system-site-packages ${OS_DISK_CONFIG_VENV_DIR}
 set +u
 source ${OS_DISK_CONFIG_VENV_DIR}/bin/activate
 set -u
@@ -31,3 +31,5 @@ deactivate
 set -u
 
 ln -s ${OS_DISK_CONFIG_VENV_DIR}/bin/os-disk-config /usr/local/bin/
+
+sudo yum -y install python-blivet
diff --git a/elements/os-disk-config/package-installs.yaml b/elements/os-disk-config/package-installs.yaml
index 53c318267..c17ce5a65 100644
--- a/elements/os-disk-config/package-installs.yaml
+++ b/elements/os-disk-config/package-installs.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-jq:
 python-blivet: