diff --git a/tox-external_clients.ini b/tox-external_clients.ini
index 8981b9ac5e..95958cee56 100644
--- a/tox-external_clients.ini
+++ b/tox-external_clients.ini
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ allowlist_externals =
 passenv=*
 setenv=
   ANSIBLE_SSH_ARGS = -F {changedir}/vagrant_ssh_config -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=600s -o PreferredAuthentications=publickey
-  ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH = {envdir}
+  ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH = {envdir}/ansible_collections
   ANSIBLE_CONFIG = {toxinidir}/ansible.cfg
   ANSIBLE_CALLBACK_ENABLED = profile_tasks
   ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN = memory
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ deps= -r{toxinidir}/tests/requirements.txt
 changedir={toxinidir}/tests/functional/external_clients{env:CONTAINER_DIR:}
 commands=
   ansible-galaxy collection install -r {toxinidir}/requirements.yml -v -p {envdir}/ansible_collections
-  bash {toxinidir}/tests/scripts/vagrant_up.sh --no-provision {posargs:--provider=virtualbox}
+  bash {toxinidir}/tests/scripts/vagrant_up.sh {changedir} --no-provision {posargs:--provider=virtualbox}
   bash {toxinidir}/tests/scripts/generate_ssh_config.sh {changedir}
 
   ansible-playbook -vv -i {changedir}/inventory {toxinidir}/tests/functional/setup.yml
diff --git a/tox-rbdmirror.ini b/tox-rbdmirror.ini
index 4cd0519386..d31b8b3ed6 100644
--- a/tox-rbdmirror.ini
+++ b/tox-rbdmirror.ini
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ deps= -r{toxinidir}/tests/requirements.txt
 changedir={toxinidir}/tests/functional/rbdmirror{env:CONTAINER_DIR:}
 commands=
   ansible-galaxy install -r {toxinidir}/requirements.yml -v
-  bash {toxinidir}/tests/scripts/vagrant_up.sh --no-provision {posargs:--provider=virtualbox}
+  bash {toxinidir}/tests/scripts/vagrant_up.sh {changedir} --no-provision {posargs:--provider=virtualbox}
   bash {toxinidir}/tests/scripts/generate_ssh_config.sh {changedir}
 
   ansible-playbook -vv -i {changedir}/{env:INVENTORY} {toxinidir}/tests/functional/setup.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ commands=
       ceph_docker_registry_password={env:DOCKER_HUB_PASSWORD} \
   "
 
-  bash -c "cd {changedir}/secondary && bash {toxinidir}/tests/scripts/vagrant_up.sh --no-provision {posargs:--provider=virtualbox}"
+  bash -c "cd {changedir}/secondary && bash {toxinidir}/tests/scripts/vagrant_up.sh {changedir}/secondary --no-provision {posargs:--provider=virtualbox}"
   bash -c "cd {changedir}/secondary && bash {toxinidir}/tests/scripts/generate_ssh_config.sh {changedir}/secondary"
   ansible-playbook --ssh-common-args='-F {changedir}/secondary/vagrant_ssh_config -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=600s -o PreferredAuthentications=publickey' -vv -i {changedir}/secondary/hosts {toxinidir}/tests/functional/setup.yml
   ansible-playbook --ssh-common-args='-F {changedir}/secondary/vagrant_ssh_config -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=600s -o PreferredAuthentications=publickey' -vv -i {changedir}/secondary/hosts {toxinidir}/tests/functional/lvm_setup.yml
diff --git a/tox-subset_update.ini b/tox-subset_update.ini
index 13f703319c..d5c505e6d7 100644
--- a/tox-subset_update.ini
+++ b/tox-subset_update.ini
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ deps= -r{toxinidir}/tests/requirements.txt
 changedir={toxinidir}/tests/functional/subset_update{env:CONTAINER_DIR:}
 commands=
   ansible-galaxy collection install -r {toxinidir}/requirements.yml -v -p {envdir}/ansible_collections
-  bash {toxinidir}/tests/scripts/vagrant_up.sh --no-provision {posargs:--provider=virtualbox}
+  bash {toxinidir}/tests/scripts/vagrant_up.sh {changedir} --no-provision {posargs:--provider=virtualbox}
   bash {toxinidir}/tests/scripts/generate_ssh_config.sh {changedir}
 
   ansible-playbook -vv -i {changedir}/{env:INVENTORY} {toxinidir}/tests/functional/setup.yml
diff --git a/tox-update.ini b/tox-update.ini
index bf56b5f24b..2090a06e35 100644
--- a/tox-update.ini
+++ b/tox-update.ini
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ setenv=
   ROLLING_UPDATE = True
 changedir={toxinidir}/tests/functional/all_daemons{env:CONTAINER_DIR:}
 commands=
-  bash {toxinidir}/tests/scripts/vagrant_up.sh --no-provision {posargs:--provider=virtualbox}
+  bash {toxinidir}/tests/scripts/vagrant_up.sh {changedir} --no-provision {posargs:--provider=virtualbox}
   bash {toxinidir}/tests/scripts/generate_ssh_config.sh {changedir}
 
   # use the stable-6.0 branch to deploy a pacific cluster
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 6721d44fc4..6101bb78e6 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ setenv=
   ANSIBLE_KEEP_REMOTE_FILES = 1
   ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN = memory
   ANSIBLE_GATHERING = implicit
-  ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH = {envdir}
+  ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH = {envdir}/ansible_collections
   # only available for ansible >= 2.5
   ANSIBLE_STDOUT_CALLBACK = yaml
   non_container: DEV_SETUP = True
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ commands=
   ansible-galaxy collection install -r {toxinidir}/requirements.yml -v -p {envdir}/ansible_collections
   rhcs: ansible-playbook -vv -i "localhost," -c local {toxinidir}/tests/functional/rhcs_setup.yml --extra-vars "change_dir={changedir}" --tags "vagrant_setup"
 
-  bash {toxinidir}/tests/scripts/vagrant_up.sh --no-provision {posargs:--provider=virtualbox}
+  bash {toxinidir}/tests/scripts/vagrant_up.sh {changedir} --no-provision {posargs:--provider=virtualbox}
   bash {toxinidir}/tests/scripts/generate_ssh_config.sh {changedir}
 
   # configure lvm, we exclude osd2 given this node uses lvm batch scenario (see corresponding inventory host file)