diff --git a/playbooks/transient_newcloud_instance.yml b/playbooks/transient_newcloud_instance.yml
index 50b118da4d..e272e149f0 100644
--- a/playbooks/transient_newcloud_instance.yml
+++ b/playbooks/transient_newcloud_instance.yml
@@ -45,15 +45,20 @@
 
   - import_tasks: "{{ tasks_path }}/transient_newcloud.yml"
 
+- name: Install Pythonic stuff.
+  hosts: tmp_just_created
+  gather_facts: True
+  environment:
+    ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING: False
+
+  tasks:
   - name: gather facts
-    delegate_to: "{{ tmp_just_created }}"
     setup:
     check_mode: no
     ignore_errors: True
     register: facts
 
   - name: install python2 and dnf stuff
-    delegate_to: "{{ tmp_just_created }}"
     raw: dnf -y install python-dnf libselinux-python
     when: facts is failed