diff --git a/playbooks/service-codesearch.yaml b/playbooks/service-codesearch.yaml
index ac3c6bdead..27b2e4507d 100644
--- a/playbooks/service-codesearch.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/service-codesearch.yaml
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
   roles:
     - iptables
     - sync-project-config
+    - pip3
     - name: run-puppet
       manifest: /opt/system-config/production/manifests/codesearch.pp