diff --git a/tasks/cloud_setup_basic.yml b/tasks/cloud_setup_basic.yml
index ab8c81148b..803bf988b2 100644
--- a/tasks/cloud_setup_basic.yml
+++ b/tasks/cloud_setup_basic.yml
@@ -5,12 +5,6 @@
   tags:
   - packages
 
-- name: write out global-update-applied file if we updated
-  copy: content="updated" dest=/etc/sysconfig/global-update-applied 
-  when: updated is defined
-  tags:
-  - packages
-
 - name: ntp pkgs
   action: yum state=installed pkg=$item
   with_items:
@@ -21,6 +15,12 @@
   tags:
   - packages
 
+- name: write out global-update-applied file if we updated
+  copy: content="updated" dest=/etc/sysconfig/global-update-applied 
+  when: updated is defined
+  tags:
+  - packages
+
 - name: put step-tickers in place
   action: copy src=$files/common/step-tickers dest=/etc/ntp/step-tickers