diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/kubernetes-apps/tasks/main.yaml
index 315c880ef..c30a73d24 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
+- name: Install pip
+  action:
+    module: "{{ ansible_pkg_mgr }}"
+    name: "python-pip"
+    state: latest
+  when: ansible_os_family != "CoreOS" and kpm_packages | length > 0
+
 - name: install kpm
-  pip: name=kpm state=latest
+  pip:
+    name: "kpm"
+    state: "latest"
+  when: kpm_packages | length > 0
 
 - name: manage kubernetes applications
   kpm:
@@ -11,3 +21,5 @@
     name: "{{item.name}}"
   with_items: "{{kpm_packages}}"
   register: kpmresults
+  environment:
+    PATH: "{{ ansible_env.PATH }}:{{ bin_dir }}"
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/defaults/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/defaults/main.yml
index 376663519..49f9b7c0e 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/defaults/main.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 run_gitinfos: false
 
 common_required_pkgs:
-  - python-pip
   - python-httplib2
   - openssl
   - curl
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/main.yml
index 08998e695..95cd134ce 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/main.yml
@@ -106,8 +106,4 @@
     mode: 0640
   when: cloud_provider is defined and cloud_provider == "openstack"
 
-- name: Install kpm
-  pip:
-    name: "kpm"
-
 - include: etchosts.yml