diff --git a/playbooks/groups/bodhi-backend.yml b/playbooks/groups/bodhi-backend.yml
index 4d9ad786e3..cfcf5d019e 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/bodhi-backend.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/bodhi-backend.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
   - "/srv/private/ansible/vars.yml"
   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
 
+  pre_tasks:
+  - import_tasks: "{{ tasks_path }}/yumrepos.yml"
+
   roles:
   - base
   - nagios_client
@@ -78,7 +81,6 @@
     tags: bodhi
     when: env == 'staging'
   - import_tasks: "{{ tasks_path }}/2fa_client.yml"
-  - import_tasks: "{{ tasks_path }}/yumrepos.yml"
   - import_tasks: "{{ tasks_path }}/motd.yml"
 
   handlers: