diff --git a/ci/run_feature_tests.sh b/ci/run_feature_tests.sh
index 993b425a..b30c5b0b 100755
--- a/ci/run_feature_tests.sh
+++ b/ci/run_feature_tests.sh
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ if [[ "$PYTHON_VERSION" == 3* ]]; then
     PYTHON_SUFFIX="3"
 fi
 
-/usr/bin/virtualenv -p /usr/local/python-$PYTHON_VERSION/bin/python$PYTHON_SUFFIX $WORKSPACE/pgadmin-venv || { echo 'ERROR: Failed to create the Python virtual environment.' ; exit 1; }
+/usr/bin/virtualenv --no-wheel -p /usr/local/python-$PYTHON_VERSION/bin/python$PYTHON_SUFFIX $WORKSPACE/pgadmin-venv || { echo 'ERROR: Failed to create the Python virtual environment.' ; exit 1; }
 . $WORKSPACE/pgadmin-venv/bin/activate || { echo 'ERROR: Failed to activate the Python virtual environment.' ; exit 1; }
+$WORKSPACE/pgadmin-venv/bin/pip install wheel==0.29.0 || { echo 'ERROR: Failed to install wheel 0.29.0.' ; exit 1; }
 $WORKSPACE/pgadmin-venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt || { echo 'ERROR: Failed to install the application requirements.' ; exit 1; }
 $WORKSPACE/pgadmin-venv/bin/pip install -r web/regression/requirements.txt || { echo 'ERROR: Failed to install the regression test requirements.' ; exit 1; }
 
diff --git a/ci/run_python_tests.sh b/ci/run_python_tests.sh
index 3592220b..c3f48d0f 100755
--- a/ci/run_python_tests.sh
+++ b/ci/run_python_tests.sh
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ if [[ "$PYTHON_VERSION" == 3* ]]; then
     PYTHON_SUFFIX="3"
 fi
 
-/usr/bin/virtualenv -p /usr/local/python-$PYTHON_VERSION/bin/python$PYTHON_SUFFIX $WORKSPACE/pgadmin-venv || { echo 'ERROR: Failed to create the Python virtual environment.' ; exit 1; }
+/usr/bin/virtualenv --no-wheel -p /usr/local/python-$PYTHON_VERSION/bin/python$PYTHON_SUFFIX $WORKSPACE/pgadmin-venv || { echo 'ERROR: Failed to create the Python virtual environment.' ; exit 1; }
 . $WORKSPACE/pgadmin-venv/bin/activate || { echo 'ERROR: Failed to activate the Python virtual environment.' ; exit 1; }
+$WORKSPACE/pgadmin-venv/bin/pip install wheel==0.29.0 || { echo 'ERROR: Failed to install wheel 0.29.0.' ; exit 1; }
 $WORKSPACE/pgadmin-venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt || { echo 'ERROR: Failed to install the application requirements.' ; exit 1; }
 $WORKSPACE/pgadmin-venv/bin/pip install -r web/regression/requirements.txt || { echo 'ERROR: Failed to install the regression test requirements.' ; exit 1; }