diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 25ac7e51..449c7d1c 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ tempest_tempestconf_profile:
   overrides: "{{ tempest_tempest_conf_overrides | default('omit') }}"
 
 # Stackviz tarball url
+stackviz_pip_install_args: "{{ pip_install_options | default('--isolated') }}"
 stackviz_tarball: "https://tarballs.openstack.org/package-stackviz-element/stackviz-latest.tar.gz"
 stackviz_venv_bin: "/openstack/venvs/stackviz/bin"
 tempest_run_stackviz: true
diff --git a/tasks/tempest_install.yml b/tasks/tempest_install.yml
index cfc12a46..b7d6f613 100644
--- a/tasks/tempest_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/tempest_install.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     name: "python_venv_build"
   vars:
     venv_install_destination_path: "{{ stackviz_venv_bin | dirname }}"
-    venv_pip_install_args: "--isolated"
+    venv_pip_install_args: "{{ stackviz_pip_install_args }}"
     venv_pip_packages: "{{ [ stackviz_tarball ] }}"
     venv_wheel_build_enable: no
   when: tempest_run_stackviz | bool