diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_python_requirements.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_python_requirements.py
index d363b91db1f4..33b3be59b90e 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_python_requirements.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_python_requirements.py
@@ -5,6 +5,33 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 
 
+def test_bootstrap_consistent():
+    with open('Makefile', 'r') as f:
+        mk_data = f.read()
+    bootstrap_reqs = None
+    for line in mk_data.split('\n'):
+        if line.startswith('VENV_BOOTSTRAP'):
+            parts = line.split()
+            bootstrap_reqs = parts[parts.index('?=') + 1 :]
+            break
+    else:
+        raise RuntimeError('Cound not find bootstrap line')
+
+    req_data = None
+    with open('requirements/requirements.txt', 'r') as f:
+        req_data = f.read()
+
+    for req in bootstrap_reqs:
+        boot_req_name, _ = req.split('=', 1)
+        for line in req_data.split('\n'):
+            if '=' not in line:
+                continue
+            req_name, _ = line.split('=', 1)
+            if req_name == boot_req_name:
+                assert req == line
+                break
+
+
 @pytest.mark.skip(reason="This test needs some love")
 def test_env_matches_requirements_txt():
     from pip.operations import freeze