diff --git a/tasks/octavia_certs_install.yml b/tasks/octavia_certs_install.yml
index 36e3329f..18beab26 100644
--- a/tasks/octavia_certs_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/octavia_certs_install.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
   pip:
     name: pyOpenSSL
     state: present
+    extra_args: >-
+      {{ octavia_developer_mode | ternary(pip_install_developer_constraints | default('--constraint /opt/developer-pip-constraints.txt'), '') }}
+      {{ (pip_install_upper_constraints is defined) | ternary('--constraint ' + pip_install_upper_constraints | default(''),'') }}
+      {{ pip_install_options | default('') }}
 
 - name: Generate Cert Dirs
   file:
diff --git a/tests/test-configure-octavia.yml b/tests/test-configure-octavia.yml
index fa2f1d04..d808421f 100644
--- a/tests/test-configure-octavia.yml
+++ b/tests/test-configure-octavia.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
       pip:
         name: "shade"
         state: "{{ octavia_pip_package_state }}"
+        extra_args: >-
+          {{ octavia_developer_mode | ternary(pip_install_developer_constraints | default('--constraint /opt/developer-pip-constraints.txt'), '') }}
+          {{ (pip_install_upper_constraints is defined) | ternary('--constraint ' + pip_install_upper_constraints | default(''),'') }}
+          {{ pip_install_options | default('') }}
       register: install_packages
       until: install_packages|success
       retries: 5
diff --git a/tests/test-octavia.yml b/tests/test-octavia.yml
index 58efcd46..33e6ccef 100644
--- a/tests/test-octavia.yml
+++ b/tests/test-octavia.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
       pip:
         name: "{{ item }}"
         state: "{{ octavia_pip_package_state }}"
+        extra_args: >-
+          {{ octavia_developer_mode | ternary(pip_install_developer_constraints | default('--constraint /opt/developer-pip-constraints.txt'), '') }}
+          {{ (pip_install_upper_constraints is defined) | ternary('--constraint ' + pip_install_upper_constraints | default(''),'') }}
+          {{ pip_install_options | default('') }}
       register: install_packages
       until: install_packages|success
       retries: 5
@@ -47,6 +51,7 @@
         - "shade"
         - "python-octaviaclient"
         - "python-openstackclient"
+        - "cmd2<0.9.0" # >=0.9.0 is python3 only
 
     - name: Ensure public network exists
       os_network: