diff --git a/packstack/modules/ospluginutils.py b/packstack/modules/ospluginutils.py
index 3ed3adfd4..945de09de 100644
--- a/packstack/modules/ospluginutils.py
+++ b/packstack/modules/ospluginutils.py
@@ -140,11 +140,11 @@ def generate_ssl_cert(config, host, service, ssl_key_file, ssl_cert_file):
         final_cert = crypto.dump_certificate(crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, cert)
         final_key = crypto.dump_privatekey(crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, k)
         deliver_ssl_file(ca_file, config['CONFIG_SSL_CACERT'], host)
-        deliver_ssl_file(final_cert, ssl_cert_file, host)
-        deliver_ssl_file(final_key, ssl_key_file, host)
+        deliver_ssl_file(final_cert.decode(), ssl_cert_file, host)
+        deliver_ssl_file(final_key.decode(), ssl_key_file, host)
 
         with open(local_cert_path, 'w') as f:
-            f.write(final_cert)
+            f.write(final_cert.decode())
 
 
 def deliver_ssl_file(content, path, host):
diff --git a/packstack/plugins/ssl_001.py b/packstack/plugins/ssl_001.py
index 36fac68a7..d2d01c18e 100644
--- a/packstack/plugins/ssl_001.py
+++ b/packstack/plugins/ssl_001.py
@@ -280,10 +280,10 @@ def create_self_signed_cert(config, messages):
 
         cert.sign(k, 'sha1')
 
-        open((CERT_FILE), "wt").write(
-            crypto.dump_certificate(crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, cert))
-        open((KEY_FILE), "wt").write(
-            crypto.dump_privatekey(crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, k))
+        open((CERT_FILE), "w").write(
+            crypto.dump_certificate(crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, cert).decode())
+        open((KEY_FILE), "w").write(
+            crypto.dump_privatekey(crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, k).decode())
 
         messages.append(
             "%sNOTE%s : A selfsigned CA certificate was generated to be used "
diff --git a/run_tests.sh b/run_tests.sh
index 891bfaeab..08cdb79b0 100755
--- a/run_tests.sh
+++ b/run_tests.sh
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ fi
 # Install dependencies
 $SUDO $PKG_MGR -y install puppet \
                      iproute \
+                     iptables \
                      dstat \
                      openssl-devel \
                      libffi-devel \
@@ -266,7 +267,7 @@ fi
 
 # Setup packstack
 if [ "${INSTALL_FROM_SOURCE}" = true ]; then
-  $SUDO $PIP install .
+  $SUDO $PIP install --prefix=/usr .
   # In Fedora when running with sudo gems are installed at /usr/local/bin/ even when GEM_HOME/GEM_BIN_DIR are set
   if [ "${PKG_MGR}" = "dnf" ]; then
       export GEM_BIN_DIR=/usr/local/bin/