diff --git a/playbooks/tox/py27.yaml b/playbooks/tox/py27.yaml
index 3043c66e..f60ee78a 100644
--- a/playbooks/tox/py27.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/tox/py27.yaml
@@ -17,3 +17,18 @@
           - python
           - python-dev
         state: present
+      when: ansible_facts['distribution'] != "CentOS"
+    - name: Install Python 2.7 for CentOS 7
+      package:
+        name:
+          - python
+          - python-devel
+        state: present
+      when: (ansible_facts['distribution'] == "CentOS" and ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] == "7")
+    - name: Install Python 2.7 for CentOS 8
+      package:
+        name:
+          - python2
+          - python2-devel
+        state: present
+      when: (ansible_facts['distribution'] == "CentOS" and ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] == "8")