diff --git a/playbooks/groups/oci-registry.yml b/playbooks/groups/oci-registry.yml
index 8210450478..16b498cdc5 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/oci-registry.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/oci-registry.yml
@@ -22,16 +22,20 @@
   - sudo
   - { role: openvpn/client,
       when: env != "staging" }
-  - { role: nfs/client,
-      mnt_dir: '/srv/registry',
-      nfs_src_dir: "oci_registry_stg",
-      when: "env == 'staging' and 'candidate' not in inventory_hostname" }
   - { role: nfs/client,
       mnt_dir: '/srv/registry',
       nfs_src_dir: "oci_registry",
       when: "env != 'staging' and 'candidate' not in inventory_hostname" }
 
   pre_tasks:
+  - 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' and 'candidate' not in inventory_hostname"
   - import_tasks: "{{ tasks_path }}/yumrepos.yml"
 
   tasks: