diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/pip_install.yml b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/pip_install.yml
index 4226ca0ef..4c6a7fea9 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/pip_install.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/pip_install.yml
@@ -17,21 +17,34 @@
 - name: set virtualenv_command
   set_fact:
     venv_command: "{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname].ansible_python.executable }} -m virtualenv"
-  when: enable_venv
+  when: enable_venv|bool
 
-- name: "Install {{ package }} package from pip"
+- name: "Install {{ package }} package from pip using virtualenv"
   pip:
     name: "{{ package }}"
     state: "{{ state | default(omit) }}"
     version: "{{ version | default(omit) }}"
-    virtualenv: "{{ bifrost_venv_dir if enable_venv else omit }}"
+    virtualenv: "{{ bifrost_venv_dir }}"
     virtualenv_command: "{{ venv_command | default(omit) }}"
     extra_args: "{{ extra_args | default(omit) }}"
   register: pip_package_install_done
   until: pip_package_install_done|succeeded
   retries: 5
   delay: 10
-  when: source_install is not defined or source_install == false
+  when: (source_install is not defined or source_install == false) and enable_venv|bool
+
+- name: "Install {{ package }} package from pip without virtualenv"
+  pip:
+    name: "{{ package }}"
+    state: "{{ state | default(omit) }}"
+    version: "{{ version | default(omit) }}"
+    extra_args: "{{ extra_args | default(omit) }}"
+  register: pip_package_install_done
+  until: pip_package_install_done|succeeded
+  retries: 5
+  delay: 10
+  when: (source_install is not defined or source_install == false) and not enable_venv|bool
+
 # NOTE (cinerama): We should be able to use the pip module here and
 # possibly merge these two tasks when
 # https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/2600 lands.