diff --git a/zuul.d/playbooks/pre.yml b/zuul.d/playbooks/pre.yml
index aa46e5ebd..c7a8f6503 100644
--- a/zuul.d/playbooks/pre.yml
+++ b/zuul.d/playbooks/pre.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
         path: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/zuul-output/logs"
         state: directory
 
+    - name: Ensure virtualenv is available
+      include_role:
+        name: ensure-virtualenv
+
     - name: Setup bindep
       pip:
         name: "bindep"