diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 61b89ea4e..efd99e20d 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -74,10 +74,11 @@
     parent: nodepool-functional-base
     run: playbooks/nodepool-functional-py35-src/run.yaml
     required-projects:
-      - openstack-infra/glean
-      - openstack-infra/nodepool
-      - openstack/diskimage-builder
-      - openstack/openstacksdk
+      - name: github.com/sqlalchemy/dogpile.cache
+      - name: openstack-infra/glean
+      - name: openstack-infra/nodepool
+      - name: openstack/diskimage-builder
+      - name: openstack/openstacksdk
 
 - job:
     name: nodepool-functional-py35-src
diff --git a/devstack/plugin.sh b/devstack/plugin.sh
index 80fafe7d9..1373b4e6b 100644
--- a/devstack/plugin.sh
+++ b/devstack/plugin.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ function install_glean {
     fi
 }
 
-
 function install_openstacksdk {
     if use_library_from_git "openstacksdk"; then
         git_clone_by_name "openstacksdk"
@@ -50,6 +49,19 @@ function install_openstacksdk {
     fi
 }
 
+function install_dogpile_cache {
+    if use_library_from_git "dogpile.cache"; then
+        GITREPO["dogpile.cache"]=$DOGPILE_CACHE_REPO_URL
+        GITDIR["dogpile.cache"]=$DEST/dogpile.cache
+        GITBRANCH["dogpile.cache"]=$DOGPILE_CACHE_REPO_REF
+
+
+        git_clone_by_name "dogpile.cache"
+        $NODEPOOL_INSTALL/bin/pip install $DEST/dogpile.cache
+    fi
+}
+
+
 # Install nodepool code
 function install_nodepool {
     VENV="virtualenv -p python3"
@@ -64,6 +76,7 @@ function install_nodepool {
     # in the -src job we don't re-install from the requirement.
     # We should make this more resilient, probably using install-siblings.
     install_openstacksdk
+    install_dogpile_cache
     $NODEPOOL_INSTALL/bin/pbr freeze
 }
 
diff --git a/devstack/settings b/devstack/settings
index 1308aa1e9..74473e70a 100644
--- a/devstack/settings
+++ b/devstack/settings
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ DISKIMAGE_BUILDER_REPO_REF=${DISKIMAGE_BUILDER_REPO_REF:-master}
 GLEAN_REPO_URL=${GLEAN_REPO_URL:-https://git.openstack.org/openstack/glean}
 GLEAN_REPO_REF=${GLEAN_REPO_REF:-master}
 
+DOGPILE_CACHE_REPO_URL=${DOGPILE_CACHE_REPO_URL:-https://github.com/sqlalchemy/dogpile.git}
+DOGPILE_CACHE_REPO_REF=${DOGPILE_CACHE_REPO_REF:-master}
+
 enable_service geard
 enable_service statsd
 enable_service nodepool-launcher