diff --git a/roles/2-common/tasks/packages.yml b/roles/2-common/tasks/packages.yml
index 0b48d5dce..66e22d9a9 100644
--- a/roles/2-common/tasks/packages.yml
+++ b/roles/2-common/tasks/packages.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@
       - wget
     state: present
 
+# These are added to scripts/ansible for python3 support and will be removed
+# once the pip calls are ported to use python3
 - name: "Install 4 common Python packages: python-passlib, python-pip, python-setuptools, python-virtualenv"
   package:
     name:
diff --git a/scripts/ansible b/scripts/ansible
index ca7ab7c47..b41b810ff 100755
--- a/scripts/ansible
+++ b/scripts/ansible
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ elif [ -f /etc/debian_version ]; then    # Includes Debian, Ubuntu & Raspbian
 
     echo -e "\napt update; apt install ansible and python3 dependencies\n"
     apt update
-    apt -y --allow-downgrades install ansible python3-distutils python3-mysqldb python3-passlib
+    apt -y --allow-downgrades install ansible python3-distutils python3-mysqldb python3-passlib python3-pip python3-setuptools python3-virtualenv
+
     echo -e "\nSUCCESS: verify Ansible using 'ansible --version' and/or 'apt -a list ansible'\n\n"
 
     # TEMPORARILY USE ANSIBLE 2.4.4 (REMOVE IT WITH "pip uninstall ansible")
diff --git a/scripts/ansible-2.8.x b/scripts/ansible-2.8.x
index 22e1029b8..a9bbfe311 100755
--- a/scripts/ansible-2.8.x
+++ b/scripts/ansible-2.8.x
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ elif [ -f /etc/debian_version ]; then    # Includes Debian, Ubuntu & Raspbian
 
     echo -e "\napt update; apt install ansible and python3 dependencies\n"
     apt update
-    apt -y --allow-downgrades install ansible python3-distutils python3-mysqldb python3-passlib
+    apt -y --allow-downgrades install ansible python3-distutils python3-mysqldb python3-passlib python3-pip python3-setuptools python3-virtualenv
     echo -e "\nSUCCESS: verify Ansible using 'ansible --version' and/or 'apt -a list ansible'\n\n"
 
     # TEMPORARILY USE ANSIBLE 2.4.4 (REMOVE IT WITH "pip uninstall ansible")
diff --git a/scripts/ansible-2.9.x b/scripts/ansible-2.9.x
index b438362cf..106aec67f 100755
--- a/scripts/ansible-2.9.x
+++ b/scripts/ansible-2.9.x
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ elif [ -f /etc/debian_version ]; then    # Includes Debian, Ubuntu & Raspbian
 
     echo -e "\napt update; apt install ansible and python3 dependencies\n"
     apt update
-    apt -y --allow-downgrades install ansible python3-distutils python3-mysqldb python3-passlib
+    apt -y --allow-downgrades install ansible python3-distutils python3-mysqldb python3-passlib python3-pip python3-setuptools python3-virtualenv
     echo -e "\nSUCCESS: verify Ansible using 'ansible --version' and/or 'apt -a list ansible'\n\n"
 
     # TEMPORARILY USE ANSIBLE 2.4.4 (REMOVE IT WITH "pip uninstall ansible")