diff --git a/test/integration/targets/vmware_cluster/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/vmware_cluster/tasks/main.yml
index ac7b4307b15..e8747c16328 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/vmware_cluster/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/vmware_cluster/tasks/main.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   pip:
     name: pyvmomi
     state: latest
+  when: "{{ ansible_user_id == 'root' }}"
 
 - name: store the vcenter container ip
   set_fact:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/vmware_datacenter/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/vmware_datacenter/tasks/main.yml
index 4890c7cd3a9..90a47084fd7 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/vmware_datacenter/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/vmware_datacenter/tasks/main.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   pip:
     name: pyvmomi
     state: latest
+  when: "{{ ansible_user_id == 'root' }}"
 
 - name: store the vcenter container ip
   set_fact:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/vmware_dvswitch/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/vmware_dvswitch/tasks/main.yml
index 0058c8c5896..92a9fb789ea 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/vmware_dvswitch/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/vmware_dvswitch/tasks/main.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   pip:
     name: pyvmomi
     state: latest
+  when: "{{ ansible_user_id == 'root' }}"
 
 - name: store the vcenter container ip
   set_fact:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/vmware_guest_facts/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/vmware_guest_facts/tasks/main.yml
index 22196a7a906..3e533faa16e 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/vmware_guest_facts/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/vmware_guest_facts/tasks/main.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   pip:
     name: pyvmomi
     state: latest
+  when: "{{ ansible_user_id == 'root' }}"
 
 - name: store the vcenter container ip
   set_fact:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/vmware_guest_find/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/vmware_guest_find/tasks/main.yml
index e89483f0003..70dad2ae508 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/vmware_guest_find/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/vmware_guest_find/tasks/main.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   pip:
     name: pyvmomi
     state: latest
+  when: "{{ ansible_user_id == 'root' }}"
 
 - name: store the vcenter container ip
   set_fact:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/vmware_guest_tools_wait/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/vmware_guest_tools_wait/tasks/main.yml
index 05b46c89e07..7c56449a077 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/vmware_guest_tools_wait/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/vmware_guest_tools_wait/tasks/main.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   pip:
     name: pyvmomi
     state: latest
+  when: "{{ ansible_user_id == 'root' }}"
 
 - name: store the vcenter container ip
   set_fact:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/vmware_host/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/vmware_host/tasks/main.yml
index db8456d5baa..59a71789df7 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/vmware_host/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/vmware_host/tasks/main.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   pip:
     name: pyvmomi
     state: latest
+  when: "{{ ansible_user_id == 'root' }}"
 
 - name: store the vcenter container ip
   set_fact:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/vmware_maintenancemode/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/vmware_maintenancemode/tasks/main.yml
index f369fa0da10..efad17e4e47 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/vmware_maintenancemode/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/vmware_maintenancemode/tasks/main.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   pip:
     name: pyvmomi
     state: latest
+  when: "{{ ansible_user_id == 'root' }}"
 
 - name: store the vcenter container ip
   set_fact:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/vmware_resource_pool/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/vmware_resource_pool/tasks/main.yml
index 800ff2b94f3..489a8c36abc 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/vmware_resource_pool/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/vmware_resource_pool/tasks/main.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   pip:
     name: pyvmomi
     state: latest
+  when: "{{ ansible_user_id == 'root' }}"
 
 - name: store the vcenter container ip
   set_fact:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/vmware_vm_facts/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/vmware_vm_facts/tasks/main.yml
index ce80f5e0ec8..ab374a5c037 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/vmware_vm_facts/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/vmware_vm_facts/tasks/main.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   pip:
     name: pyvmomi
     state: latest
+  when: "{{ ansible_user_id == 'root' }}"
 
 - name: store the vcenter container ip
   set_fact:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/vmware_vswitch/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/vmware_vswitch/tasks/main.yml
index b96b90869aa..ec000f9c731 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/vmware_vswitch/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/vmware_vswitch/tasks/main.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   pip:
     name: pyvmomi
     state: latest
+  when: "{{ ansible_user_id == 'root' }}"
 
 - name: store the vcenter container ip
   set_fact: