diff --git a/devstack/plugin.sh b/devstack/plugin.sh
index 787dc59332..c12ab189b3 100644
--- a/devstack/plugin.sh
+++ b/devstack/plugin.sh
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ function configure_sahara {
         # Enable distributed periodic tasks
         iniset $SAHARA_CONF_FILE DEFAULT periodic_coordinator_backend_url\
             $SAHARA_PERIODIC_COORDINATOR_URL
-        sudo pip install tooz[zookeeper]
+        pip_install tooz[zookeeper]
     fi
 
     recreate_database sahara