diff --git a/playbooks/defaults/repo_packages/openstack_testing.yml b/playbooks/defaults/repo_packages/openstack_testing.yml
index 9fa9889ed3..8c05346837 100644
--- a/playbooks/defaults/repo_packages/openstack_testing.yml
+++ b/playbooks/defaults/repo_packages/openstack_testing.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ tempest_git_repo: https://git.openstack.org/openstack/tempest
 tempest_git_install_branch: d9deee8cf2754f7677a41d785d6fc7e57fdc994d # HEAD of "master" as of 12.10.2016
 tempest_git_dest: "/opt/tempest_{{ tempest_git_install_branch | replace('/', '_') }}"
 tempest_git_project_group: utility_all
+tempest_git_install_fragments: "venvwithindex=True&ignorerequirements=True"
 
 
 ## Rally service
@@ -37,3 +38,4 @@ rally_git_repo: https://git.openstack.org/openstack/rally
 rally_git_install_branch: edb093d9be82f1bd1cd853712c911ff20b2a02bf # HEAD of "master" as of 12.10.2016
 rally_git_dest: "/opt/rally_{{ rally_git_install_branch | replace('/', '_') }}"
 rally_git_project_group: utility_all
+rally_git_install_fragments: "venvwithindex=True&ignorerequirements=True"