diff --git a/playbooks/tox/pre.yaml b/playbooks/tox/pre.yaml
index 2223d7dd6..69e7def02 100644
--- a/playbooks/tox/pre.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/tox/pre.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 - hosts: all
-  tasks:
-    - name: Ensure tox is installed
-      shell: type tox || pip install --user tox
+  roles:
+    - ensure-tox
diff --git a/roles/ensure-tox/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/ensure-tox/tasks/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2b7487eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/ensure-tox/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- name: Ensure tox is installed
+  shell: type tox || pip install --user tox