diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/osbs-stg b/inventory/group_vars/osbs-stg
index 214072b8c8..e7f8e015b6 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/osbs-stg
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/osbs-stg
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ osbs_nodes: "{{ groups['osbs-orchestrator-' + env + '-nodes'] }}"
 osbs_orchestrator_default_nodeselector: "orchestrator=true"
 osbs_worker_default_nodeselector: "worker=true"
 
+# fedora container images required by buildroot
+fedora_required_images:
+  - "fedora:latest"
+
 # docker images required by OpenShift Origin
 openshift_required_images:
   - "openshift/origin-pod"
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/osbs-orchestrator-cluster.yml b/playbooks/groups/osbs-orchestrator-cluster.yml
index 590c859257..f10c98129c 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/osbs-orchestrator-cluster.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/osbs-orchestrator-cluster.yml
@@ -783,6 +783,12 @@
       register: docker_pull_openshift
       changed_when: "'Downloaded newer image' in docker_pull_openshift.stdout"
 
+    - name: pull fedora required docker images
+      shell: "docker pull {{stable_registry}}/{{item}}"
+      with_items: "{{fedora_required_images}}"
+      register: docker_pull_fedora
+      changed_when: "'Downloaded newer image' in docker_pull_fedora.stdout"
+
     - name: tag openshift required docker images locally
       shell: "docker tag {{candidate_registry}}/{{item}}:{{origin_release}} {{item}}:{{origin_release}}"
       with_items: "{{openshift_required_images}}"