diff --git a/tests/tests.yml b/tests/tests.yml
index 13cc162..f54ddb5 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:
@@ -41,8 +47,6 @@
         dir: python/marshalparser
         run: VERSION=3.9 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
     - gdb  # for test_gdb
     - python3.9  # the test subject