diff --git a/playbooks/groups/jenkins-cloud.yml b/playbooks/groups/jenkins-cloud.yml
index aa6b43aa6c..d95a38672d 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/jenkins-cloud.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/jenkins-cloud.yml
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@
   vars_files:
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
    - ${private}/vars.yml
+  vars:
+   - keypair: fedora-admin-20130801
+   - security_group: default
 
   tasks:
   - include: $tasks/persistent_cloud.yml
@@ -160,9 +163,6 @@
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
    - ${private}/vars.yml
    - ${vars}/${ansible_distribution}.yml
-  vars:
-   - keypair: fedora-admin-20130801
-   - security_group: default
 
   tasks:
   - include: $tasks/cloud_setup_basic.yml