diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 2d02a9db55..c17ef2659e 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@
         # fm-rest-api: true
         # fm-mgr: true
         sysinv-agent: true
-        sysinv-api: true
+        # Skip sysinv-api for now, needs more attention
+        # sysinv-api: true
         sysinv-cond: true
         mysql: false
         postgresql: true
diff --git a/devstack/lib/stx-config b/devstack/lib/stx-config
index e8d261913a..9bb9854ca8 100644
--- a/devstack/lib/stx-config
+++ b/devstack/lib/stx-config
@@ -162,15 +162,17 @@ function install_cgtsclient {
 }
 
 function install_configutilities {
-    pushd $STXCONFIG_CONFUTILS
-    sudo python setup.py install --root=/ --install-lib=$PYTHON_SITE_DIR --prefix=/usr --install-data=/usr/share --single-version-externally-managed
-    popd
+    # We can't use setup_develop as there is no setup.cfg file present for configutilities
+    setup_package $STXCONFIG_CONFUTILS -e
 }
 
 function install_controllerconfig {
-    pushd $STXCONFIG_CONTROL
-    sudo python setup.py install --root=/ --install-lib=$PYTHON_SITE_DIR --prefix=/usr --install-data=/usr/share --single-version-externally-managed
-    popd
+    # This is a hack to work around the lack of proper global-requirements
+    # setup in these packages
+    pip_install pycrypto
+
+    # We can't use setup_develop as there is no setup.cfg file present for controllerconfig
+    setup_package $STXCONFIG_CONTROL -e
 }
 
 function install_sysinv {
diff --git a/devstack/settings b/devstack/settings
index 74795743ff..87cfd07319 100644
--- a/devstack/settings
+++ b/devstack/settings
@@ -7,8 +7,13 @@
 STX_CONFIG_NAME=stx-config
 
 ######### Plugin Specific ##########
-enable_service $STX_CONFIG_NAME sysinv sysinv-api sysinv-cond
-#define_plugin sysinv
+enable_service $STX_CONFIG_NAME
+
+# This must not use any variables to work properly in OpenStack's DevStack playbook
+define_plugin stx-config
+# This works for Zuul jobs using OpenStack's DevStack roles
+plugin_requires stx-config stx-integ
+plugin_requires stx-config stx-update
 
 # Handle STX pre-reqs
 # stx-integ