diff --git a/playbooks/groups/osbs/aarch64/cluster_deployment.yml b/playbooks/groups/osbs/aarch64/cluster_deployment.yml
index 96a688a3ff..3d0114d8a6 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/osbs/aarch64/cluster_deployment.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/osbs/aarch64/cluster_deployment.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,44 @@
         option: pipelining
         value: "True"
 
+- name: Setup cluster masters pre-reqs
+  hosts: osbs-aarch64-masters-stg
+  tags:
+    - osbs-cluster-prereq
+  user: root
+  gather_facts: True
+
+  vars_files:
+    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
+    - "/srv/private/ansible/vars.yml"
+    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: ensure origin conf dir exists
+      file:
+        path: "/etc/origin"
+        state: "directory"
+
+    - name: create cert dir for openshift public facing REST API SSL
+      file:
+        path: "/etc/origin/master/named_certificates"
+        state: "directory"
+
+    - name: install cert for openshift public facing REST API SSL
+      copy:
+        src: "{{private}}/files/osbs/{{env}}/osbs-internal.pem"
+        dest: "/etc/origin/master/named_certificates/{{osbs_url}}.pem"
+
+    - name: install key for openshift public facing REST API SSL
+      copy:
+        src: "{{private}}/files/osbs/{{env}}/osbs-internal.key"
+        dest: "/etc/origin/master/named_certificates/{{osbs_url}}.key"
+
+    - name: place htpasswd file
+      copy:
+        src: "{{private}}/files/httpd/osbs-{{env}}.htpasswd"
+        dest: /etc/origin/htpasswd
+
 - name: Setup cluster hosts pre-reqs
   hosts: osbs-aarch64-masters-stg 
   tags: