diff --git a/.zuul.d/cross-jobs.yaml b/.zuul.d/cross-jobs.yaml
index 977c1a3907..affeb53ab5 100644
--- a/.zuul.d/cross-jobs.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.d/cross-jobs.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 - job:
     name: requirements-cross-npm
-    parent: nodejs-npm-run-test
+    parent: nodejs-run-test-browser
     timeout: 2400
     description: |
       A parent job to perform cross-repository npm tests.
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     vars:
       zuul_work_dir: "{{ (zuul.projects.values() | selectattr('required') | selectattr('name', 'match', '^(?!openstack/requirements)') | list)[0].src_dir }}"
       tox_constraints_file: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/{{ zuul.projects['opendev.org/openstack/requirements'].src_dir }}/upper-constraints.txt"
+    pre-run: playbooks/nodejs-pre.yaml
     files:
       - upper-constraints.txt
       - .zuul.d/cross-jobs.yaml
diff --git a/playbooks/nodejs-pre.yaml b/playbooks/nodejs-pre.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b346b04629
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/nodejs-pre.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+- hosts: all
+  roles:
+    # package.json needs to run 'tox' as command, ensure that it's
+    # installed and can be used globally.
+    - role: ensure-tox
+      ensure_global_symlinks: True