diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index b1d8ae4a34..df5b6da0b7 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@
       node_version: 10
       tox_constraints_file: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/{{ zuul.projects['opendev.org/openstack/requirements'].src_dir }}/upper-constraints.txt"
     nodeset: ubuntu-bionic
+    pre-run: playbooks/horizon-nodejs/pre.yaml
     required-projects:
       - openstack/horizon
       - openstack/requirements
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@
     vars:
       node_version: 10
       tox_constraints_file: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/{{ zuul.projects['opendev.org/openstack/requirements'].src_dir }}/upper-constraints.txt"
+    pre-run: playbooks/horizon-nodejs/pre.yaml
     nodeset: ubuntu-bionic
     required-projects:
       - openstack/horizon
diff --git a/playbooks/horizon-nodejs/pre.yaml b/playbooks/horizon-nodejs/pre.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b346b04629
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/horizon-nodejs/pre.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+- hosts: all
+  roles:
+    # package.json needs to run 'tox' as command, ensure that it's
+    # installed and can be used globally.
+    - role: ensure-tox
+      ensure_global_symlinks: True