diff --git a/.repo-runner.yaml b/.repo-runner.yaml
index ce7be9a..5352c83 100644
--- a/.repo-runner.yaml
+++ b/.repo-runner.yaml
@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@
 image: quay.io/luzifer/repo-runner-image
 
 commands:
-  - apk --no-cache add make py3-virtualenv
-  - make check_zones container
+  - make alpine-prereq check_zones container
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3f567ab..4fffc94 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,4 +11,8 @@ check_zones: .venv
 	virtualenv --python=python3 .venv
 	./.venv/bin/pip3 install -r requirements.txt
 
+alpine-prereq:
+	apk --no-cache add make python3
+	pip3 install virtualenv
+
 .PHONY: check_zones container