diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 959ee2b..9884d56 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 * An appropriate OS has already been installed
 * EPEL repositories aren't deployed, they aren't compatible with OpenStack repositories
 * The machine running `dev-install` can SSH to the standalone host as either root or a user with passwordless sudo access
-* This machine has Ansible installed, and some dependencies like `python3-netaddr`.
+* This machine has Ansible installed. Additional dependencies like `python3-netaddr` will be installed automatically.
 
 You need to deploy the right RHEL version depending on which OSP version you want:
 
diff --git a/playbooks/local_os_client.yaml b/playbooks/local_os_client.yaml
index 834c62f..431ef04 100644
--- a/playbooks/local_os_client.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/local_os_client.yaml
@@ -97,14 +97,14 @@
 
     - name: Merge standalone from remote clouds.yaml into local clouds.yaml entry {{ local_cloudname }}
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        cloudsyaml: "{{ cloudsyaml | combine({'clouds': {local_cloudname: standalone}}, recursive=true) }}"
+        cloudsyaml: "{{ cloudsyaml | combine({'clouds': {local_cloudname + '-admin': standalone}}, recursive=true) }}"
       vars:
         standalone: "{{ hostvars['standalone']['cloudsyaml']['clouds']['standalone'] | combine(set_cacert) }}"
       when: "'standalone' in hostvars['standalone']['cloudsyaml']['clouds']"
 
     - name: Merge openshift from remote clouds.yaml into local clouds.yaml entry {{ local_cloudname }}
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        cloudsyaml: "{{ cloudsyaml | combine({'clouds': {local_cloudname + '_openshift': openshift}}, set_cacert, recursive=true) }}"
+        cloudsyaml: "{{ cloudsyaml | combine({'clouds': {local_cloudname: openshift}}, set_cacert, recursive=true) }}"
       vars:
         openshift: "{{ hostvars['standalone']['cloudsyaml']['clouds']['openshift'] | combine(set_cacert) }}"
       when: "'openshift' in hostvars['standalone']['cloudsyaml']['clouds']"
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@
         mode: '0755'
 
     - name: Install openstack client locally
-      ansible.builtin.pip:
+      become: true
+      ansible.builtin.package:
         name: python-openstackclient
-        extra_args: "{% if not is_local_virtualenv %} --user {% endif %}"
 
     - name: Create the scripts if it does not exist
       ansible.builtin.file:
diff --git a/playbooks/local_requirements.yaml b/playbooks/local_requirements.yaml
index a8c4997..597cbdc 100644
--- a/playbooks/local_requirements.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/local_requirements.yaml
@@ -7,3 +7,14 @@
   roles:
     - operators
     - rhsm
+- hosts: localhost
+  connection: local
+  become: true
+  name: Install dependencies for other playbooks
+  tasks:
+    - name: Install packages
+      ansible.builtin.package:
+        name:
+          - python3-jmespath
+          - python3-netaddr
+        state: installed
diff --git a/playbooks/vars/defaults.yaml b/playbooks/vars/defaults.yaml
index d89a97c..d64c66b 100644
--- a/playbooks/vars/defaults.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/vars/defaults.yaml
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ rhos_release: 17.1
 hostname: standalone
 clouddomain: shiftstack
 
-# is ansible running in a virtualenv on the control node
-is_local_virtualenv: "{{ lookup('env', 'VIRTUAL_ENV') | default('', true) }}"
-
 # The name of the cloud in *local* clouds.yaml. On the host it will always be
 # called `standalone`.
 local_cloudname: standalone