diff --git a/test/run.sh b/test/run.sh
index 6201632c80..5ea0b71370 100755
--- a/test/run.sh
+++ b/test/run.sh
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ ! -d "${RF_VENV}" ]; then
     python3 -m venv "${RF_VENV}"
+    "${RF_VENV}/bin/python3" -m pip install --upgrade pip
     "${RF_VENV}/bin/python3" -m pip install -r "${SCRIPTDIR}/requirements.txt"
 fi