diff --git a/playbooks/groups/oci-registry.yml b/playbooks/groups/oci-registry.yml
index b45f7d6b97..5ca0574398 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/oci-registry.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/oci-registry.yml
@@ -29,15 +29,20 @@
     nfs_src_dir: "oci_registry"
     when: inventory_hostname.startswith(('oci-registry01.iad2', 'oci-registry02.iad2'))
 
+  - role: nfs/client
+    mnt_dir: '/srv/registry'
+    nfs_src_dir: "oci_candidate_registry"
+    when: inventory_hostname.startswith(('oci-candidate-registry01.iad2'))
+
   pre_tasks:
-  - name: Create /srv/registry on staging and candidate since it does not use NFS
+  - name: Create /srv/registry on staging since it does not use NFS
     file:
       path: /srv/registry
       state: directory
       owner: root
       group: root
       mode: 0755
-    when: "env == 'staging' or 'candidate' not in inventory_hostname"
+    when: "env == 'staging'"
   - import_tasks: "{{ tasks_path }}/yumrepos.yml"
 
   tasks: