diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 8021b04a..84bc4c2b 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -319,7 +319,6 @@ swift_do_sync: True
 # swift packages that must be installed before anything else
 swift_requires_pip_packages:
   - virtualenv
-  - python-keystoneclient # Keystoneclient needed to OSA keystone lib
   - httplib2
 
 swift_pip_packages:
diff --git a/vars/debian.yml b/vars/debian.yml
index 9b8fea31..92aa67ca 100644
--- a/vars/debian.yml
+++ b/vars/debian.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ swift_distro_packages:
   - liberasurecode-dev
   - libffi-dev
   - openssh-server
+  - python-keystoneclient # Keystoneclient needed to OSA keystone lib
   - python-dev
   - rsync
   - libssl-dev
diff --git a/vars/redhat-7.yml b/vars/redhat-7.yml
index c64c2298..7e06d81c 100644
--- a/vars/redhat-7.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat-7.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ swift_distro_packages:
   - libselinux
   - libselinux-devel
   - openssh-server
+  - python-keystoneclient # Keystoneclient needed to OSA keystone lib
   - python-devel
   - rsync
   - openssl-devel
diff --git a/vars/suse-42.yml b/vars/suse-42.yml
index d716d71b..8933d550 100644
--- a/vars/suse-42.yml
+++ b/vars/suse-42.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ swift_distro_packages:
   - liberasurecode-devel
   - libffi-devel
   - openssh
+  - python-keystoneclient # Keystoneclient needed to OSA keystone lib
   - python-devel
   - rsync
   - libopenssl-devel