diff --git a/playbooks/groups/qa-stg.yml b/playbooks/groups/qa-stg.yml
index a593097727..fcc3d34c26 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/qa-stg.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/qa-stg.yml
@@ -25,11 +25,9 @@
    - { role: sudo, tags: ['sudo'] }
    - apache
 
-  pre_tasks:
-  - include: "{{ tasks }}/yumrepos.yml"
-
   tasks:
   # this is how you include other task lists
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/yumrepos.yml"
   - include: "{{ tasks }}/2fa_client.yml"
   - include: "{{ tasks }}/motd.yml"