diff --git a/roles/nodepool-zuul-functional/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/nodepool-zuul-functional/tasks/main.yaml
index fbfbe2b18..41be0f3fa 100644
--- a/roles/nodepool-zuul-functional/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/nodepool-zuul-functional/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 - name: Install packages
   shell:
-    cmd: sudo pip3 install .
+    cmd: sudo pip3 install -e .
     chdir: "{{ zuul.projects['opendev.org/zuul/nodepool'].src_dir }}"
 
 - name: Run zuul-nodepool-integration/start.sh
   shell:
     cmd: ./tools/zuul-nodepool-integration/start.sh
-    chdir: "{{ zuul.projects['opendev.org/zuul/nodepool'].src_dir }}"
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+    chdir: "{{ zuul.projects['opendev.org/zuul/nodepool'].src_dir }}"