diff --git a/playbooks/manual/kernel-qa.yml b/playbooks/manual/kernel-qa.yml
index b96a1e0865..9e016347f1 100644
--- a/playbooks/manual/kernel-qa.yml
+++ b/playbooks/manual/kernel-qa.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
    - "/srv/private/ansible/vars.yml"
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
 
+  pre_tasks:
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/yumrepos.yml"
+
   roles:
   - base
   - rkhunter
@@ -21,7 +24,6 @@
   - hosts
 
   tasks:
-  - include: "{{ tasks }}/yumrepos.yml"
   - include: "{{ tasks }}/2fa_client.yml"
   - include: "{{ tasks }}/motd.yml"