diff --git a/playbooks/image-build/run.yaml b/playbooks/image-build/run.yaml
index 795d3d46b5..bb262e2fe6 100644
--- a/playbooks/image-build/run.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/image-build/run.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         update_cache: yes
       register: install_packages
       become: yes
-      until: install_packages|success
+      until: install_packages is success
       retries: 5
       delay: 2
       with_items:
@@ -21,13 +21,16 @@
         - bc
         - rpm
         - yum-utils
+        - python3-venv
+        - python3-setuptools
     - name: Install required pip packages
       pip:
         name: "{{  item }}"
         state: "latest"
         virtualenv: /var/tmp/venv
+        virtualenv_command: python3 -m venv
       register: install_packages
-      until: install_packages|success
+      until: install_packages is success
       retries: 5
       delay: 2
       become: yes