diff --git a/roles/kolibri/tasks/pip-install.yml b/roles/kolibri/tasks/pip-install.yml
index 0c5eee163..6532cfda9 100644
--- a/roles/kolibri/tasks/pip-install.yml
+++ b/roles/kolibri/tasks/pip-install.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     name:
       - pip
       - wheel
+      - setuptools
       - legacy-cgi
     virtualenv: "{{ kolibri_venv_path }}"
     virtualenv_command: python3 -m venv "{{ kolibri_venv_path }}"
@@ -14,3 +15,10 @@
     version: "{{ kolibri_version_pip }}"
     virtualenv: "{{ kolibri_venv_path }}"
     virtualenv_command: python3 -m venv "{{ kolibri_venv_path }}"
+    extra_args: "--no-cache-dir --prefer-binary --ignore-requires-python"
+
+- name: Create {{ kolibri_exec_path }} symlink to {{ kolibri_venv_path }}/bin/kolibri
+  file:
+    src: "{{ kolibri_venv_path }}/bin/kolibri"
+    dest: "{{ kolibri_exec_path }}"
+    state: link