diff --git a/tasks/mirrorlist.yml b/tasks/mirrorlist.yml
index bde01b47bd..f6d1149089 100644
--- a/tasks/mirrorlist.yml
+++ b/tasks/mirrorlist.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 ---
 # tasklist for setting up the mirrorlist app components
+# create mirrormanager user
+- name: add mirrormanager user - uid 441
+  user: name=mirrormanager uid=441 state=present home=/home/mirrormanager createhome=yes
+
 - name: install supervisor and mirrormanager
   yum: pkg=$item state=installed
   with_items:
@@ -8,10 +12,6 @@
   tags:
   - packages
 
-# create mirrormanager user
-- name: add mirrormanager user - uid 441
-  user: name=mirrormanager uid=441 state=present home=/home/mirrormanager createhome=yes
-
 # mirrormanager user ssh key(s)
 - name: add authorized_keys for mirrormanager
   authorized_key: key='$FILE($files/mirrorlist/mm-authorized_key)' user=mirrormanager state=present