diff --git a/test/integration/targets/pip/meta/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/pip/meta/main.yml
index 07faa217762603..cb6005d042c13a 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/pip/meta/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/pip/meta/main.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 dependencies:
   - prepare_tests
+  - setup_remote_tmp_dir
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/pip/tasks/pip.yml b/test/integration/targets/pip/tasks/pip.yml
index 2b9ad561a5bd63..e491603b147145 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/pip/tasks/pip.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/pip/tasks/pip.yml
@@ -88,24 +88,24 @@
 - name: "make sure the test env doesn't exist"
   file:
     state: absent
-    name: "{{ output_dir }}/pipenv"
+    name: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pipenv"
 
 - name: install a working version of setuptools in the virtualenv
   pip:
     name: setuptools
-    virtualenv: "{{ output_dir }}/pipenv"
+    virtualenv: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pipenv"
     state: present
     version: 33.1.1
 
 - name: create a requirement file with an vcs url
   copy:
-    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/pipreq.txt"
+    dest: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pipreq.txt"
     content: "-e git+https://github.com/dvarrazzo/pyiso8601#egg=iso8601"
 
 - name: install the requirement file in a virtualenv
   pip:
-    requirements: "{{ output_dir}}/pipreq.txt"
-    virtualenv: "{{ output_dir }}/pipenv"
+    requirements: "{{ remote_tmp_dir}}/pipreq.txt"
+    virtualenv: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pipenv"
   register: req_installed
 
 - name: check that a change occurred
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@
 
 - name: "repeat installation to check status didn't change"
   pip:
-    requirements: "{{ output_dir}}/pipreq.txt"
-    virtualenv: "{{ output_dir }}/pipenv"
+    requirements: "{{ remote_tmp_dir}}/pipreq.txt"
+    virtualenv: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pipenv"
   register: req_installed
 
 - name: "check that a change didn't occurr this time (bug ansible#1705)"
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 - name: install the same module from url
   pip:
     name: "git+https://github.com/dvarrazzo/pyiso8601#egg=iso8601"
-    virtualenv: "{{ output_dir }}/pipenv"
+    virtualenv: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pipenv"
     editable: True
   register: url_installed
 
@@ -142,13 +142,13 @@
 - name: check for pip package
   pip:
     name: pip
-    virtualenv: "{{ output_dir }}/pipenv"
+    virtualenv: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pipenv"
     state: present
 
 - name: check for pip package in check_mode
   pip:
     name: pip
-    virtualenv: "{{ output_dir }}/pipenv"
+    virtualenv: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pipenv"
     state: present
   check_mode: True
   register: pip_check_mode
@@ -162,13 +162,13 @@
 - name: check for setuptools package
   pip:
     name: setuptools
-    virtualenv: "{{ output_dir }}/pipenv"
+    virtualenv: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pipenv"
     state: present
 
 - name: check for setuptools package in check_mode
   pip:
     name: setuptools
-    virtualenv: "{{ output_dir }}/pipenv"
+    virtualenv: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pipenv"
     state: present
   check_mode: True
   register: setuptools_check_mode
@@ -183,13 +183,13 @@
 - name: check for q package
   pip:
     name: q
-    virtualenv: "{{ output_dir }}/pipenv"
+    virtualenv: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pipenv"
     state: present
 
 - name: check for q package in check_mode
   pip:
     name: q
-    virtualenv: "{{ output_dir }}/pipenv"
+    virtualenv: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pipenv"
     state: present
   check_mode: True
   register: q_check_mode
@@ -204,13 +204,13 @@
 - name: check for Junit-XML package
   pip:
     name: Junit-XML
-    virtualenv: "{{ output_dir }}/pipenv"
+    virtualenv: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pipenv"
     state: present
 
 - name: check for Junit-XML package in check_mode
   pip:
     name: Junit-XML
-    virtualenv: "{{ output_dir }}/pipenv"
+    virtualenv: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pipenv"
     state: present
   check_mode: True
   register: diff_case_check_mode
@@ -224,12 +224,12 @@
 - name: ensure is a fresh virtualenv
   file:
     state: absent
-    name: "{{ output_dir }}/pipenv"
+    name: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pipenv"
 
 - name: install pip throught pip into fresh virtualenv
   pip:
     name: pip
-    virtualenv: "{{ output_dir }}/pipenv"
+    virtualenv: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pipenv"
   register: pip_install_venv
 
 - name: make sure pip in fresh virtualenv report changed
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
 - name: create chdir test directories
   file:
     state: directory
-    name: "{{ output_dir }}/{{ item }}"
+    name: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/{{ item }}"
   loop:
     - pip_module
     - pip_root
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
 - name: copy test module
   copy:
     src: "{{ item }}"
-    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/pip_module/{{ item }}"
+    dest: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pip_module/{{ item }}"
   loop:
     - setup.py
     - ansible_test_pip_chdir/__init__.py
@@ -259,8 +259,8 @@
 - name: install test module
   pip:
     name: .
-    chdir: "{{ output_dir }}/pip_module"
-    extra_args: --user --upgrade --root {{ output_dir }}/pip_root
+    chdir: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pip_module"
+    extra_args: --user --upgrade --root {{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pip_root
 
 - name: register python_site_lib
   command: '{{ ansible_python.executable }} -c "import site; print(site.USER_SITE)"'
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
   register: pip_python_user_base
 
 - name: run test module
-  shell: "PYTHONPATH=$(echo {{ output_dir }}/pip_root{{ pip_python_site_lib.stdout }}) {{ output_dir }}/pip_root{{ pip_python_user_base.stdout }}/bin/ansible_test_pip_chdir"
+  shell: "PYTHONPATH=$(echo {{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pip_root{{ pip_python_site_lib.stdout }}) {{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pip_root{{ pip_python_user_base.stdout }}/bin/ansible_test_pip_chdir"
   register: pip_chdir_command
 
 - name: make sure command ran
@@ -283,12 +283,12 @@
 - name: ensure is a fresh virtualenv
   file:
     state: absent
-    name: "{{ output_dir }}/pipenv"
+    name: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pipenv"
 
 - name: install requirements file into virtual + chdir
   pip:
    name: q
-   chdir: "{{ output_dir }}/"
+   chdir: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/"
    virtualenv: "pipenv"
    state: present
   register: venv_chdir
@@ -314,14 +314,14 @@
     - name: Ensure previous virtualenv no longer exists
       file:
         state: absent
-        name: "{{ output_dir }}/pipenv"
+        name: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pipenv"
 
     - name: do not consider an empty string as a version
       pip:
         name: q
         state: present
         version: ""
-        virtualenv: "{{ output_dir }}/pipenv"
+        virtualenv: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pipenv"
       register: pip_empty_version_string
 
     - name: test idempotency with empty string
@@ -329,14 +329,14 @@
         name: q
         state: present
         version: ""
-        virtualenv: "{{ output_dir }}/pipenv"
+        virtualenv: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pipenv"
       register: pip_empty_version_string_idempotency
 
     - name: test idempotency without empty string
       pip:
         name: q
         state: present
-        virtualenv: "{{ output_dir }}/pipenv"
+        virtualenv: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pipenv"
       register: pip_no_empty_version_string_idempotency
 
       # 'present' and version=="" is analogous to latest when first installed
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
       pip:
         name: q
         state: latest
-        virtualenv: "{{ output_dir }}/pipenv"
+        virtualenv: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pipenv"
       register: pip_empty_version_idempotency
 
     - name: ensure that installation worked and is idempotent
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@
   - name: make sure the virtualenv does not exist
     file:
       state: absent
-      name: "{{ output_dir }}/pipenv"
+      name: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pipenv"
 
   - name: install distribute in the virtualenv
     pip:
@@ -535,14 +535,14 @@
       name:
         - distribute
         - setuptools<45  # setuptools 45 and later require python 3.5 or later
-      virtualenv: "{{ output_dir }}/pipenv"
+      virtualenv: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pipenv"
       state: present
 
   - name: try to remove distribute
     pip:
       state: "absent"
       name: "distribute"
-      virtualenv: "{{ output_dir }}/pipenv"
+      virtualenv: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pipenv"
     ignore_errors: yes
     register: remove_distribute
 
@@ -559,13 +559,13 @@
     - name: make sure the virtualenv does not exist
       file:
         state: absent
-        name: "{{ output_dir }}/pipenv"
+        name: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pipenv"
 
     # ref: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/52275
     - name: install using virtualenv_command with arguments
       pip:
         name: "{{ pip_test_package }}"
-        virtualenv: "{{ output_dir }}/pipenv"
+        virtualenv: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/pipenv"
         virtualenv_command: "{{ command.stdout_lines[0] | basename }} --verbose"
         state: present
       register: version13