diff --git a/roles/openqa/server/tasks/main.yml b/roles/openqa/server/tasks/main.yml
index f24e0f8470..7a5737291b 100644
--- a/roles/openqa/server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/openqa/server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
   - expect
   - libguestfs-tools-c
   - libguestfs-xfs
+  - python-pexpect
+  - python-libguestfs
   tags:
   - packages
 
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@
   - /var/lib/openqa/share/factory/repo
 
 - name: Check if any hard disk images need (re)building
-  command: "/root/openqa_fedora_tools/tools/createhdds.py check"
+  command: "python /root/openqa_fedora_tools/tools/createhdds.py check"
   args:
     chdir: /var/lib/openqa/share/factory/hdd/
   register: diskcheck
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@
   always_run: true
 
 - name: Create hard disk images (this may take a long time!)
-  command: "/root/openqa_fedora_tools/tools/createhdds.py all --clean"
+  command: "python /root/openqa_fedora_tools/tools/createhdds.py all --clean"
   args:
     chdir: /var/lib/openqa/share/factory/hdd/
   environment: