diff --git a/playbooks/nodepool-functional-k8s/pre.yaml b/playbooks/nodepool-functional-k8s/pre.yaml
index b56792af4..54e4ee98c 100644
--- a/playbooks/nodepool-functional-k8s/pre.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/nodepool-functional-k8s/pre.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 - hosts: all
   roles:
     - role: bindep
+    - role: ensure-tox
     - role: ensure-kubernetes
       docker_version: 18.06.1~ce~3-0~ubuntu
diff --git a/playbooks/nodepool-functional-openshift/pre.yaml b/playbooks/nodepool-functional-openshift/pre.yaml
index 219ce7f98..10e8386ee 100644
--- a/playbooks/nodepool-functional-openshift/pre.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/nodepool-functional-openshift/pre.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 - hosts: launcher
   roles:
     - role: bindep
+    - role: ensure-tox
   tasks:
     - name: Ensure oc client is installed
       package: