diff --git a/playbooks/groups/maintainer-test.yml b/playbooks/groups/maintainer-test.yml
index 57dfbca057..c92a5ff0d9 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/maintainer-test.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/maintainer-test.yml
@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@
   - import_tasks: "{{ tasks_path }}/cloud_setup_basic.yml"
   - name: set hostname (required by some services, at least postfix need it)
     hostname: name="{{inventory_hostname}}"
-  - include_vars: dir=/srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/all/ ignore_files=README
   - debug: var=FedoraRawhideNumber
   - debug: var=FedoraBranchedNumber
   - debug: var=FedoraCycleNumber
   - debug: var=FedoraPreviousCycleNumber
   - debug: var=FedoraPreviousPreviousCycleNumber
+  - debug: var=Frozen
+
 
 - import_playbook: "/srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/include/happy_birthday.yml myhosts=arm-packager"
 
diff --git a/tasks/persistent_cloud.yml b/tasks/persistent_cloud.yml
index f9ff151d6f..c3cf294605 100644
--- a/tasks/persistent_cloud.yml
+++ b/tasks/persistent_cloud.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # New tasks to spin up instance in https://fedorainfracloud.org
 
+- include_vars: dir=/srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/all/ ignore_files=README
+
 - name: check it out
   local_action: shell nc -w 5 {{ inventory_hostname }} 22 < /dev/null
   register: host_is_up