diff --git a/tests/test-vars.yml b/tests/test-vars.yml
index 40c4d022..728d76b6 100644
--- a/tests/test-vars.yml
+++ b/tests/test-vars.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ neutron_galera_database: neutron
 neutron_git_install_branch: master
 neutron_ha_vrrp_auth_password: secrete
 neutron_management_address: "{{ internal_lb_vip_address }}"
+neutron_rabbitmq_port: "{{ rabbitmq_port }}"
+neutron_rabbitmq_servers: "{{ rabbitmq_servers }}"
+neutron_rabbitmq_use_ssl: "{{ rabbitmq_use_ssl }}"
 neutron_rabbitmq_password: secrete
 neutron_rabbitmq_userid: neutron
 neutron_rabbitmq_vhost: /neutron
@@ -110,6 +113,11 @@ nova_virt_type: qemu
 openrc_os_auth_url: "http://127.0.0.1:5000/v3"
 openrc_os_domain_name: "Default"
 openrc_os_password: "{{ keystone_auth_admin_password }}"
+# This ensures that libvirt-python is built from source. A pre-built wheel
+# can be missing libvirt capabilities from the installed version of
+# libvirt-bin, leading to nova-compute failing to start.
+# TODO(jmccrory) Revisit this at some point
+pip_install_options: "--no-binary libvirt-python"
 rabbitmq_port: 5671
 rabbitmq_servers: 10.100.102.101
 rabbitmq_use_ssl: true