diff --git a/roles/taskotron/buildmaster/tasks/main.yml b/roles/taskotron/buildmaster/tasks/main.yml
index f94aaebfcd..86fa33101a 100644
--- a/roles/taskotron/buildmaster/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/taskotron/buildmaster/tasks/main.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
     - buildbot-master
     - libsemanage-python
     - python-psycopg2
+
+- name: ensure packages required for buildmaster are installed
+  action: yum name={{ item }} state=latest
+  when: deployment_type == 'qadevel-prod' or deployment_type == 'qadevel-stg'
+  with_items:
     - python-novaclient
 
 - name: add the buildmaster user