diff --git a/playbooks/groups/loopabull.yml b/playbooks/groups/loopabull.yml
index b69b8bd8e7..4d8001f20b 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/loopabull.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/loopabull.yml
@@ -44,20 +44,6 @@
   - import_tasks: "{{ handlers_path }}/restart_services.yml"
 
   tasks:
-    - name: ensure /srv/private dir exists with the expected permissions
-      file:
-        path: "/srv/private"
-        state: directory
-        mode: 0640
-        owner: root
-        group: fedmsg
-    - name: place the private variables file
-      copy:
-        src: "{{ private }}/vars_loopabull.yml"
-        dest: "/srv/private/vars_loopabull.yml"
-        mode: 0640
-        owner: root
-        group: fedmsg
     - name: ensure ~/.ssh dir exists
       file:
         path: "/home/root/.ssh/"
diff --git a/roles/loopabull/tasks/main.yml b/roles/loopabull/tasks/main.yml
index 0d3ed9383b..b9b60cfa66 100644
--- a/roles/loopabull/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/loopabull/tasks/main.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,26 @@
   tags:
   - loopabull
 
+- name: ensure /srv/private dir exists with the expected permissions
+  file:
+    path: "/srv/private"
+    state: directory
+    mode: 0640
+    owner: root
+    group: fedmsg
+  tags:
+  - loopabull
+
+- name: place the private variables file
+  copy:
+    src: "{{ private }}/vars_loopabull.yml"
+    dest: "/srv/private/vars_loopabull.yml"
+    mode: 0640
+    owner: root
+    group: fedmsg
+  tags:
+  - loopabull
+
 - name: clone the playbooks repo into playbooks dir
   git:
     repo: "https://pagure.io/Fedora-Infra/loopabull-tasks.git"