diff --git a/playbooks/groups/packages.yml b/playbooks/groups/packages.yml
index 7d3cabd8bd..b4946e0cd4 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/packages.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/packages.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
    - "/srv/private/ansible/vars.yml"
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
 
+  pre_tasks:
+  - include: "{{ tasks_path }}/yumrepos.yml"
+
   roles:
   - base
   - rkhunter
@@ -29,7 +32,6 @@
   - mod_wsgi
 
   tasks:
-  - include: "{{ tasks_path }}/yumrepos.yml"
   - include: "{{ tasks_path }}/2fa_client.yml"
   - include: "{{ tasks_path }}/motd.yml"