diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap-ansible.sh b/scripts/bootstrap-ansible.sh
index f2db811e65..57a61bda92 100755
--- a/scripts/bootstrap-ansible.sh
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap-ansible.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ set -e -u -x
 ## Vars ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 export HTTP_PROXY=${HTTP_PROXY:-""}
 export HTTPS_PROXY=${HTTPS_PROXY:-""}
-export ANSIBLE_PACKAGE=${ANSIBLE_PACKAGE:-"ansible==2.4.4.0"}
+# The Ansible version used for testing
+# HEAD of stable-2.4 as of 1st of June 2018 (contains a zypper optimization for installing packages)
+export ANSIBLE_PACKAGE=${ANSIBLE_PACKAGE:-"git+https://github.com/ansible/ansible@eedb78a8ba88d11a8e2d6acf0e42f930912eb9f5"}
 export ANSIBLE_ROLE_FILE=${ANSIBLE_ROLE_FILE:-"ansible-role-requirements.yml"}
 export SSH_DIR=${SSH_DIR:-"/root/.ssh"}
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=${DEBIAN_FRONTEND:-"noninteractive"}