diff --git a/playbooks/transient_cloud_instance.yml b/playbooks/transient_cloud_instance.yml
index 0ffdfb25ac..6edbae0367 100644
--- a/playbooks/transient_cloud_instance.yml
+++ b/playbooks/transient_cloud_instance.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,20 @@
 
   - include: "{{ tasks }}/transient_cloud.yml"
 
+- name: Install python2 and dnf as needed
+  hosts: tmp_just_created
+  gather_facts: False
+
+  - name: gather facts
+    setup:
+    always_run: True
+    ignore_errors: True
+    register: facts
+
+  - name: install python2 and dnf stuff
+    raw: dnf -y install python-dnf libselinux-python
+    when: facts|failed
+
 - name: provision instance
   hosts: tmp_just_created
   gather_facts: True
diff --git a/tasks/transient_cloud.yml b/tasks/transient_cloud.yml
index cdc51b098a..ddde57018d 100644
--- a/tasks/transient_cloud.yml
+++ b/tasks/transient_cloud.yml
@@ -53,13 +53,3 @@
 # we have to wait some time. 10 sec is usually enough, but not always.
 - name: waiting for cloud-init
   pause: seconds=30
-
-- name: gather facts
-  setup:
-  always_run: True
-  ignore_errors: True
-  register: facts
-
-- name: install python2 and dnf stuff
-  raw: dnf -y install python-dnf libselinux-python
-  when: facts|failed