diff --git a/deploy-k8s-deployments.groovy b/deploy-k8s-deployments.groovy
index 5a0bf9d..bcfaa0e 100644
--- a/deploy-k8s-deployments.groovy
+++ b/deploy-k8s-deployments.groovy
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 def common = new com.mirantis.mk.Common()
 def salt = new com.mirantis.mk.Salt()
+def python = new com.mirantis.mk.Python()
+def pepperEnv = "pepperEnv"
 
 targetExpression = TARGET_MINIONS ? TARGET_MINIONS : "E@kvm01.*"
 
 node() {
-    def saltMaster
-    stage('Connect to Salt master') {
-        saltMaster = salt.connection(SALT_MASTER_URL, SALT_MASTER_CREDENTIALS)
-    }
+    python.setupPepperVirtualenv(venvPepper, SALT_MASTER_URL, SALT_MASTER_CREDENTIALS)
+
     common.infoMsg("Enforcing kubernetes state..")
     stage("Update k8s control") {
         salt.enforceState(
-            saltMaster,
+            pepperEnv,
             targetExpression,
             'kubernetes.control',
             true
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@
 
         if (extraCommand) {
             salt.cmdRun(
-                saltMaster,
+                pepperEnv,
                 targetExpression,
                 extraCommand
             )
         }
         out = salt.cmdRun(
-            saltMaster,
+            pepperEnv,
             targetExpression,
             '/bin/bash -c \'find /srv/kubernetes/ -type d | grep -v jobs | while read i; do ls $i/*.yml &>/dev/null && (set -x; hyperkube kubectl apply -f $i || echo Command failed; set +x); done; jobs=$(hyperkube kubectl get jobs -o name); find /srv/kubernetes/jobs -type f -name "*.yml" | while read i; do name=$(grep "name:" $i | head -1 | awk "{print $NF}"); echo $jobs|grep $name >/dev/null || (set -x; hyperkube kubectl apply -f $i || echo Command failed; set +x);done\''
         )