diff --git a/installer/roles/kubernetes/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/installer/roles/kubernetes/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index 5902d8d3ae..de31ee68e9 100644
--- a/installer/roles/kubernetes/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/installer/roles/kubernetes/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ spec:
               virtualenv -p {{ custom_venv.python | default(custom_venvs_python) }} \
                 {{ custom_venvs_path }}/{{ custom_venv.name }} &&
               source {{ custom_venvs_path }}/{{ custom_venv.name }}/bin/activate &&
+              {{ custom_venvs_path }}/{{ custom_venv.name }}/bin/pip install {{ trusted_hosts }} -U psutil \
+                --upgrade pip  &&
               {{ custom_venvs_path }}/{{ custom_venv.name }}/bin/pip install {{ trusted_hosts }} -U psutil \
                 "ansible=={{ custom_venv.python_ansible_version }}" &&
 {% if custom_venv.python_modules is defined %}