diff --git a/playbooks/legacy/bifrost-integration-dhcp/run.yaml b/playbooks/legacy/bifrost-integration-dhcp/run.yaml
index c3cd28efe..2562e424c 100644
--- a/playbooks/legacy/bifrost-integration-dhcp/run.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/legacy/bifrost-integration-dhcp/run.yaml
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
             openstack/requirements
           export GIT_BASE=$(pwd)
           export UPPER_CONSTRAINTS_FILE=$WORKSPACE/upper-constraints.txt
+          export USE_VENV={{ use_venv | default(false) | bool | lower }}
           cd openstack/bifrost
           scripts/test-bifrost-inventory-dhcp.sh
         executable: /bin/bash
diff --git a/playbooks/legacy/bifrost-integration-dibipa-debian/run.yaml b/playbooks/legacy/bifrost-integration-dibipa-debian/run.yaml
index 9dcc6271b..e7906d080 100644
--- a/playbooks/legacy/bifrost-integration-dibipa-debian/run.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/legacy/bifrost-integration-dibipa-debian/run.yaml
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
             openstack/requirements
           export GIT_BASE=$(pwd)
           export UPPER_CONSTRAINTS_FILE=$WORKSPACE/upper-constraints.txt
+          export USE_VENV={{ use_venv | default(false) | bool | lower }}
           cd openstack/bifrost
           scripts/test-bifrost-build-images.sh
         executable: /bin/bash
diff --git a/playbooks/legacy/bifrost-integration-tinyipa/run.yaml b/playbooks/legacy/bifrost-integration-tinyipa/run.yaml
index c33439d30..bc710780d 100644
--- a/playbooks/legacy/bifrost-integration-tinyipa/run.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/legacy/bifrost-integration-tinyipa/run.yaml
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
             openstack/requirements
           export GIT_BASE=$(pwd)
           export UPPER_CONSTRAINTS_FILE=$WORKSPACE/upper-constraints.txt
+          export USE_VENV={{ use_venv | default(false) | bool | lower }}
           cd openstack/bifrost
           "{{ script_name }}"
         executable: /bin/bash
diff --git a/scripts/test-bifrost.sh b/scripts/test-bifrost.sh
index 0063e5807..f3d174c6d 100755
--- a/scripts/test-bifrost.sh
+++ b/scripts/test-bifrost.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ BIFROST_HOME=$SCRIPT_HOME/..
 ANSIBLE_INSTALL_ROOT=${ANSIBLE_INSTALL_ROOT:-/opt/stack}
 ENABLE_VENV="false"
 USE_DHCP="false"
-USE_VENV="false"
+USE_VENV="${USE_VENV:-false}"
 BUILD_IMAGE="false"
 BAREMETAL_DATA_FILE=${BAREMETAL_DATA_FILE:-'/tmp/baremetal.json'}
 
diff --git a/zuul.d/legacy-bifrost-jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/legacy-bifrost-jobs.yaml
index 81b20627a..c5e045532 100644
--- a/zuul.d/legacy-bifrost-jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/legacy-bifrost-jobs.yaml
@@ -48,11 +48,15 @@
     name: bifrost-integration-dhcp-opensuse-423
     parent: bifrost-integration-dhcp
     nodeset: opensuse-423
+    vars:
+      use_venv: true
 
 - job:
     name: bifrost-integration-dhcp-opensuse-150
     parent: bifrost-integration-dhcp
     nodeset: opensuse-150
+    vars:
+      use_venv: true
 
 - job:
     name: bifrost-integration-dibipa-debian
@@ -75,11 +79,15 @@
     name: bifrost-integration-dibipa-debian-opensuse-423
     parent: bifrost-integration-dibipa-debian
     nodeset: opensuse-423
+    vars:
+      use_venv: true
 
 - job:
     name: bifrost-integration-dibipa-debian-opensuse-150
     parent: bifrost-integration-dibipa-debian
     nodeset: opensuse-150
+    vars:
+      use_venv: true
 
 - job:
     name: bifrost-integration-tinyipa
@@ -109,8 +117,12 @@
     name: bifrost-integration-tinyipa-opensuse-423
     parent: bifrost-integration-tinyipa
     nodeset: opensuse-423
+    vars:
+      use_venv: true
 
 - job:
     name: bifrost-integration-tinyipa-opensuse-150
     parent: bifrost-integration-tinyipa
     nodeset: opensuse-150
+    vars:
+      use_venv: true