diff --git a/playbooks/groups/notifs-backend.yml b/playbooks/groups/notifs-backend.yml
index 46e514a38b..c7794bfb08 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/notifs-backend.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/notifs-backend.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
    - "/srv/private/ansible/vars.yml"
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
 
+  pre_tasks:
+  - import_tasks: "{{ tasks_path }}/yumrepos.yml"
+
   roles:
   - base
   - rkhunter
@@ -30,7 +33,6 @@
   #    when: env != "staging" }
 
   tasks:
-  - import_tasks: "{{ tasks_path }}/yumrepos.yml"
   - import_tasks: "{{ tasks_path }}/2fa_client.yml"
   - import_tasks: "{{ tasks_path }}/motd.yml"