diff --git a/scripts/run-validation b/scripts/run-validation
index 5f1134ca5..d65e9b78f 100755
--- a/scripts/run-validation
+++ b/scripts/run-validation
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ done
 VALIDATION_FILE=$1
 IDENTITY_FILE=$2
 PLAN_NAME=$3
+VALIDATIONS_BASEDIR=$4
 
 if [[ -z "$VALIDATION_FILE" ]]; then
     echo "Missing required validation file"
@@ -52,6 +53,15 @@ else
     exit 1
 fi
 
+if [[ -z "$VALIDATIONS_BASEDIR" ]]; then
+    echo "Missing required tripleo-validations basedir"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -d "$VALIDATIONS_BASEDIR" ]]; then
+    echo "Can not find tripleo-validations basedir at $VALIDATION_BASEDIR"
+    exit 1
+fi
 # Make sure ssh is not asking interactively for hosts it can't check the key
 # authenticity
 export ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING=False
@@ -69,6 +79,11 @@ export ANSIBLE_INVENTORY=$(which tripleo-ansible-inventory)
 # Use the custom validation-specific formatter
 export ANSIBLE_STDOUT_CALLBACK=validation_output
 
+export ANSIBLE_CALLBACK_PLUGINS="${VALIDATIONS_BASEDIR}/callback_plugins"
+export ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH="${VALIDATIONS_BASEDIR}/roles"
+export ANSIBLE_LOOKUP_PLUGINS="${VALIDATIONS_BASEDIR}/lookup_plugins"
+export ANSIBLE_LIBRARY="${VALIDATIONS_BASEDIR}/library"
+
 # Environment variable is the easiest way to pass variables to an Ansible
 # dynamic inventory script
 export TRIPLEO_PLAN_NAME=${PLAN_NAME}
diff --git a/tripleo_common/constants.py b/tripleo_common/constants.py
index c86658ed8..7d19ebc79 100644
--- a/tripleo_common/constants.py
+++ b/tripleo_common/constants.py
@@ -56,9 +56,13 @@ DEFAULT_PLAN_ENV_KEY = 'parameter_defaults'
 #: The path to the tripleo heat templates installed on the undercloud
 DEFAULT_TEMPLATES_PATH = '/usr/share/openstack-tripleo-heat-templates/'
 
+#: The path to the base directory of tripleo-validations
+DEFAULT_VALIDATIONS_BASEDIR = \
+    '/usr/share/openstack-tripleo-validations'
+
 # The path to the tripleo validations installed on the undercloud
 DEFAULT_VALIDATIONS_PATH = \
-    '/usr/share/openstack-tripleo-validations/validations/'
+    DEFAULT_VALIDATIONS_BASEDIR + '/playbooks/'
 
 # The path to the local CA certificate installed on the undercloud
 LOCAL_CACERT_PATH = '/etc/pki/ca-trust/source/anchors/cm-local-ca.pem'
diff --git a/tripleo_common/tests/utils/test_validations.py b/tripleo_common/tests/utils/test_validations.py
index a1c3841c9..31050b7a4 100644
--- a/tripleo_common/tests/utils/test_validations.py
+++ b/tripleo_common/tests/utils/test_validations.py
@@ -261,7 +261,8 @@ class RunValidationTest(base.TestCase):
             '--inputs', 'inputs_file',
             'validation_path',
             'identity_file',
-            'plan'
+            'plan',
+            '/usr/share/openstack-tripleo-validations'
         )
         mock_download_validation.assert_called_once_with(
             mock_get_object_client(), 'plan', 'validation')
diff --git a/tripleo_common/utils/validations.py b/tripleo_common/utils/validations.py
index bed5bf6c6..305ffbc7c 100644
--- a/tripleo_common/utils/validations.py
+++ b/tripleo_common/utils/validations.py
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ def run_validation(swift, validation, identity_file,
         '--inputs', inputs_file,
         download_validation(swift, plan, validation),
         identity_file,
-        plan
+        plan,
+        constants.DEFAULT_VALIDATIONS_BASEDIR
     )