diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 728e29e..e7f4be1 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
     parent: tox
     description: |
       Run flake8 test for k8sapp_platform
+    nodeset: ubuntu-focal
     files:
       - python-k8sapp-platform/*
     vars:
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@
     parent: tox
     description: |
       Run bandit test for k8sapp_platform
+    nodeset: ubuntu-focal
     files:
       - python-k8sapp-platform/*
     vars:
diff --git a/python-k8sapp-platform/k8sapp_platform/tox.ini b/python-k8sapp-platform/k8sapp_platform/tox.ini
index 7b841ce..fed0a63 100644
--- a/python-k8sapp-platform/k8sapp_platform/tox.ini
+++ b/python-k8sapp-platform/k8sapp_platform/tox.ini
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ setenv = VIRTUAL_ENV={envdir}
          TOX_WORK_DIR={toxworkdir}
          PYLINTHOME={toxworkdir}
 
+# for debian the path to cgcs-patch is incorrect
 deps = -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
        -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
        -e{[tox]stxdir}/config/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv