diff --git a/zuul.d/playbooks/pre.yml b/zuul.d/playbooks/pre.yml
index d32d120..63e3d58 100644
--- a/zuul.d/playbooks/pre.yml
+++ b/zuul.d/playbooks/pre.yml
@@ -11,12 +11,22 @@
         path: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/zuul-output/logs"
         state: directory
 
+    - name: Ensure pip is available
+      include_role:
+        name: ensure-pip
+
     - name: Setup test-python
       pip:
         requirements: "{{ tripleo_ipa_project_path }}/molecule-requirements.txt"
         virtualenv: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/test-python"
+        virtualenv_command: "{{ ensure_pip_virtualenv_command }}"
         virtualenv_site_packages: true
 
+    - name: Make sure tox is installed in test-python virtualenv
+      pip:
+        name: tox
+        virtualenv: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/test-python"
+
     - name: Display test-python virtualenv package versions
       shell: |-
         . {{ ansible_user_dir }}/test-python/bin/activate