diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 368591e9..c0aa6f23 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
   $python_pyvenvs            = { },
   $python_requirements       = { },
   $use_epel                  = $python::params::use_epel,
+  $rhscl_use_public_repository = $python::params::rhscl_use_public_repository,
 ) inherits python::params{
 
   if $provider != undef and $provider != '' {
@@ -90,8 +91,8 @@
   }
 
   $exec_prefix = $provider ? {
-    'scl'   => "scl enable ${version} -- ",
-    'rhscl' => "scl enable ${version} -- ",
+    'scl'   => "/usr/bin/scl enable ${version} -- ",
+    'rhscl' => "/usr/bin/scl enable ${version} -- ",
     default => '',
   }
 
diff --git a/manifests/install.pp b/manifests/install.pp
index 1c70640e..57d50735 100644
--- a/manifests/install.pp
+++ b/manifests/install.pp
@@ -133,35 +133,41 @@
     }
     rhscl: {
       # rhscl is RedHat SCLs from softwarecollections.org
-      $scl_package = "rhscl-${::python::version}-epel-${::operatingsystemmajrelease}-${::architecture}"
-      package { $scl_package:
-        source   => "https://www.softwarecollections.org/en/scls/rhscl/${::python::version}/epel-${::operatingsystemmajrelease}-${::architecture}/download/${scl_package}.noarch.rpm",
-        provider => 'rpm',
-        tag      => 'python-scl-repo',
+      if $::python::rhscl_use_public_repository {
+        $scl_package = "rhscl-${::python::version}-epel-${::operatingsystemmajrelease}-${::architecture}"
+        package { $scl_package:
+          source   => "https://www.softwarecollections.org/en/scls/rhscl/${::python::version}/epel-${::operatingsystemmajrelease}-${::architecture}/download/${scl_package}.noarch.rpm",
+          provider => 'rpm',
+          tag      => 'python-scl-repo',
+        }
       }
 
       Package <| title == 'python' |> {
         tag => 'python-scl-package',
       }
 
+      Package <| title == 'virtualenv' |> {
+        name => "${python}-python-virtualenv",
+      }
+
       package { "${python}-scldevel":
         ensure => $dev_ensure,
         tag    => 'python-scl-package',
       }
 
-      if $pip_ensure != 'absent' {
-        exec { 'python-scl-pip-install':
-          command => "${python::exec_prefix}easy_install pip",
-          path    => ['/usr/bin', '/bin'],
-          creates => "/opt/rh/${python::version}/root/usr/bin/pip",
-        }
+      package { "${python}-python-pip":
+        ensure => $pip_ensure,
+        tag    => 'python-pip-package',
+      }
+
+      if $::python::rhscl_use_public_repository {
+        Package <| tag == 'python-scl-repo' |> ->
+        Package <| tag == 'python-scl-package' |>
       }
 
-      Package <| tag == 'python-scl-repo' |> ->
       Package <| tag == 'python-scl-package' |> ->
-      Exec['python-scl-pip-install']
+      Package <| tag == 'python-pip-package' |>
     }
-
     default: {
 
       package { 'pip':
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 7937a9d4..ee0a7b97 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -23,4 +23,6 @@
     default  => 'gunicorn',
   }
 
+  $rhscl_use_public_repository = true
+
 }