diff --git a/tests/tests.yml b/tests/tests.yml
index 44dc83b..01f651f 100644
--- a/tests/tests.yml
+++ b/tests/tests.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
     - dnf:
         name: "*"
         state: latest
+    - dnf:
+        name: "https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-9.noarch.rpm"
+        state: installed
+    - dnf:
+        name: "https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-next-release-latest-9.noarch.rpm"
+        state: installed
 
 - hosts: localhost
   roles:
@@ -47,8 +53,6 @@
         dir: python/marshalparser
         run: "VERSION={{ pybasever }} SAMPLE=10 test_marshalparser_compatibility.sh"
     required_packages:
-    - 'https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-9.noarch.rpm'
-    - 'https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-next-release-latest-9.noarch.rpm'
     - gcc  # for extension building in venv and selftest
     - gcc-c++ # for test_cppext
     - gdb  # for test_gdb