diff --git a/teuthology/suite.py b/teuthology/suite.py
index 62a8e31601d..e5b6f293400 100644
--- a/teuthology/suite.py
+++ b/teuthology/suite.py
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ def make_run_name(suite, ceph_branch, kernel_branch, kernel_flavor,
 
 def fetch_suite_repo(branch, test_name):
     """
-    Fetch the suite repo so we can use it to build jobs
+    Fetch the suite repo (and also the teuthology repo) so that we can use it
+    to build jobs. Repos are stored in ~/src/.
 
     :returns: The path to the repo on disk
     """
@@ -112,6 +113,10 @@ def fetch_suite_repo(branch, test_name):
     suite_repo_path = os.path.join(src_base_path,
                                    'ceph-qa-suite_' + branch)
     try:
+        checkout_repo(
+            repo_url=os.path.join(config.ceph_git_base_url, 'teuthology.git'),
+            dest_path=os.path.join(src_base_path, 'teuthology'),
+            branch='master')
         checkout_repo(
             repo_url=os.path.join(config.ceph_git_base_url, 'ceph-qa-suite'),
             dest_path=suite_repo_path,