diff --git a/playbooks/groups/mdapi.yml b/playbooks/groups/mdapi.yml
index 9129b057d0..d60b330d41 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/mdapi.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/mdapi.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
    - "/srv/private/ansible/vars.yml"
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
 
+  pre_tasks:
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/yumrepos.yml"
+
   roles:
   - base
   - rkhunter
@@ -24,7 +27,6 @@
   - { role: mod_wsgi, when: env == "staging" }
 
   tasks:
-  - include: "{{ tasks }}/yumrepos.yml"
   - include: "{{ tasks }}/2fa_client.yml"
   - include: "{{ tasks }}/motd.yml"