diff --git a/vagrant-scripts/vitess/build.sh b/vagrant-scripts/vitess/build.sh
index ab50152b983..aa666f6f0b2 100755
--- a/vagrant-scripts/vitess/build.sh
+++ b/vagrant-scripts/vitess/build.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ cd "$VITESS_WORKSPACE"
 ./bootstrap.sh
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source dev.env
+source /vagrant/dist/grpc/usr/local/bin/activate
+pip install mysqlclient
 make build
 
 printf "\Build completed\n\n."
diff --git a/vagrant-scripts/vitess/test.sh b/vagrant-scripts/vitess/test.sh
index 17ad49eae36..3b7969add74 100755
--- a/vagrant-scripts/vitess/test.sh
+++ b/vagrant-scripts/vitess/test.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ printf "\nStarting Vitess test suite...\n"
 cd "$VITESS_WORKSPACE"
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source dev.env
+source /vagrant/dist/grpc/usr/local/bin/activate
 make site_test
 rm -rf "$VTDATAROOT"