diff --git a/tests/cli/test_build_and_deploy_aws.sh b/tests/cli/test_build_and_deploy_aws.sh
index 86db1aaf..e9642865 100755
--- a/tests/cli/test_build_and_deploy_aws.sh
+++ b/tests/cli/test_build_and_deploy_aws.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ rlJournalStart
             rlAssertRpm python2-pip
         fi
 
+        rlRun -t -c "pip install --upgrade pip setuptools"
         rlRun -t -c "pip install awscli"
 
         # aws configure
diff --git a/tests/cli/test_build_and_deploy_azure.sh b/tests/cli/test_build_and_deploy_azure.sh
index e2cf4873..21846ddc 100755
--- a/tests/cli/test_build_and_deploy_azure.sh
+++ b/tests/cli/test_build_and_deploy_azure.sh
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ rlJournalStart
             rlAssertRpm python2-pip
         fi
 
+        rlRun -t -c "pip install --upgrade pip setuptools"
         rlRun -t -c "pip install ansible[azure] futures"
     rlPhaseEnd
 
diff --git a/tests/cli/test_build_and_deploy_openstack.sh b/tests/cli/test_build_and_deploy_openstack.sh
index 04fcff9f..5a22d59a 100755
--- a/tests/cli/test_build_and_deploy_openstack.sh
+++ b/tests/cli/test_build_and_deploy_openstack.sh
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ rlJournalStart
             rlAssertRpm python2-pip
         fi
 
+        rlRun -t -c "pip install --upgrade pip setuptools"
         rlRun -t -c "pip install ansible openstacksdk 'dogpile.cache>=0.6.2,<0.7.0'"
     rlPhaseEnd
 
diff --git a/tests/cli/test_build_and_deploy_vmware.sh b/tests/cli/test_build_and_deploy_vmware.sh
index 10ecc7e3..89f21548 100755
--- a/tests/cli/test_build_and_deploy_vmware.sh
+++ b/tests/cli/test_build_and_deploy_vmware.sh
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ rlJournalStart
             rlAssertRpm python2-pip
         fi
 
+        rlRun -t -c "pip install --upgrade pip setuptools"
         rlRun -t -c "pip install pyvmomi"
 
         TMP_DIR=`mktemp -d /tmp/composer-vmware.XXXXX`