diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node.sh b/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node.sh
index c27e373680..c0a439bd62 100755
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node.sh
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node.sh
@@ -143,5 +143,13 @@ fi
 # here.
 sudo rm -f /etc/cron.{monthly,weekly,daily,hourly,d}/*
 
+# Install Zuul into a virtualenv
+# This is in /usr instead of /usr/local due to this bug on precise:
+# https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.7/+bug/839588
+git clone /opt/git/openstack-infra/zuul /tmp/zuul
+sudo virtualenv /usr/zuul-env
+sudo /usr/zuul-env/bin/pip install /tmp/zuul
+sudo rm -fr /tmp/zuul
+
 sync
 sleep 5