diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/test_deps/tasks/main.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/test_deps/tasks/main.yml
index 03a81be3f..dbbe191f8 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/test_deps/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/test_deps/tasks/main.yml
@@ -54,11 +54,13 @@
         dest: /etc/yum.repos.d/delorean.repo
 
 - name: Install tripleo-repos package
+  become: true
   package:
     name: "python*tripleo-repos"
     state: present
 
 - name: Tripleo setup block
+  become: true
   when:
     - (ansible_os_family | lower) == 'redhat'
     - test_deps_setup_tripleo | bool
diff --git a/zuul.d/playbooks/pre.yml b/zuul.d/playbooks/pre.yml
index 7f445a113..32aa3d5a3 100644
--- a/zuul.d/playbooks/pre.yml
+++ b/zuul.d/playbooks/pre.yml
@@ -18,10 +18,15 @@
         path: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/zuul-output/logs"
         state: directory
 
+    - name: Ensure pip is available
+      include_role:
+        name: ensure-pip
+
     - name: Setup bindep
       pip:
         name: "bindep"
         virtualenv: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/test-python"
+        virtualenv_command: "{{ ensure_pip_virtualenv_command }}"
         virtualenv_site_packages: true
 
     - name: Run bindep
@@ -34,6 +39,7 @@
       pip:
         requirements: "{{ tripleo_ansible_project_path }}/molecule-requirements.txt"
         virtualenv: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/test-python"
+        virtualenv_command: "{{ ensure_pip_virtualenv_command }}"
         virtualenv_site_packages: true
 
     - name: Display test-python virtualenv package versions