diff --git a/ansible/cadvisor.yml b/ansible/cadvisor.yml
index 97a51d211..e73cc204f 100644
--- a/ansible/cadvisor.yml
+++ b/ansible/cadvisor.yml
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@
     - cadvisor
   roles:
     - role: cadvisor
+      cadvisor_action: "{{ kayobe_action }}"
diff --git a/ansible/docker-registry.yml b/ansible/docker-registry.yml
index 02d5b5553..adf9deba6 100644
--- a/ansible/docker-registry.yml
+++ b/ansible/docker-registry.yml
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@
     - docker-registry
   roles:
     - role: docker-registry
+      docker_registry_action: "{{ kayobe_action }}"
diff --git a/ansible/inspection-store.yml b/ansible/inspection-store.yml
index 6317997f5..a4f8e7bad 100644
--- a/ansible/inspection-store.yml
+++ b/ansible/inspection-store.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     - inspection-store
   roles:
     - role: inspection-store
+      inspection_store_action: "{{ kayobe_action }}"
       inspection_store_enabled: "{{ inspector_store_enabled }}"
       inspection_store_port: "{{ inspector_store_port }}"
       inspection_store_config_path: "{{ config_path }}/inspection-store"
diff --git a/ansible/node-exporter.yml b/ansible/node-exporter.yml
index bdf518c05..405d4ed57 100644
--- a/ansible/node-exporter.yml
+++ b/ansible/node-exporter.yml
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@
     - node-exporter
   roles:
     - role: node-exporter
+      nodeexporter_action: "{{ kayobe_action }}"
diff --git a/ansible/opensm.yml b/ansible/opensm.yml
index 55f161fb7..160fa77b0 100644
--- a/ansible/opensm.yml
+++ b/ansible/opensm.yml
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@
     - opensm
   roles:
     - role: opensm
+      opensm_action: "{{ kayobe_action }}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/cadvisor/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/cadvisor/defaults/main.yml
index ef15af4c2..04dba8cad 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/cadvisor/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/cadvisor/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 ---
 # Roughly follows kolla-ansible's service deployment patterns.
 
+# Action to perform. One of 'deploy', 'destroy', 'pull', 'reconfigure',
+# 'upgrade'.
+cadvisor_action: deploy
+
 # Whether cAdvisor is enabled.
 cadvisor_enabled: false
 
diff --git a/ansible/roles/cadvisor/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/cadvisor/tasks/main.yml
index b017e8b4a..8c58a92d9 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/cadvisor/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/cadvisor/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-- include: "{{ action }}.yml"
+- include: "{{ cadvisor_action }}.yml"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/cadvisor/tasks/pull.yml b/ansible/roles/cadvisor/tasks/pull.yml
index 5800ef342..3e3098c17 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/cadvisor/tasks/pull.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/cadvisor/tasks/pull.yml
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
   with_dict: "{{ cadvisor_services }}"
   when:
     - item.value.enabled
-    - action != 'destroy'
+    - cadvisor_action != 'destroy'
diff --git a/ansible/roles/docker-registry/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/docker-registry/defaults/main.yml
index 673a638d3..0b5097362 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/docker-registry/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/docker-registry/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 ---
 # Roughly follows kolla-ansible's service deployment patterns.
 
+# Action to perform. One of 'deploy', 'destroy', 'pull', 'reconfigure',
+# 'upgrade'.
+docker_registry_action: deploy
+
 # Whether a docker registry is enabled.
 docker_registry_enabled: true
 
diff --git a/ansible/roles/docker-registry/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/docker-registry/tasks/main.yml
index b017e8b4a..8b3c80e88 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/docker-registry/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/docker-registry/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-- include: "{{ action }}.yml"
+- include: "{{ docker_registry_action }}.yml"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/docker-registry/tasks/pull.yml b/ansible/roles/docker-registry/tasks/pull.yml
index afb8dbe45..35d46a961 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/docker-registry/tasks/pull.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/docker-registry/tasks/pull.yml
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
   with_dict: "{{ docker_registry_services }}"
   when:
     - item.value.enabled
-    - action != 'destroy'
+    - docker_registry_action != 'destroy'
diff --git a/ansible/roles/inspection-store/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/inspection-store/defaults/main.yml
index f140f748f..5de75947f 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/inspection-store/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/inspection-store/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 ---
 # Roughly follows kolla-ansible's service deployment patterns.
 
+# Action to perform. One of 'deploy', 'destroy', 'pull', 'reconfigure',
+# 'upgrade'.
+inspection_store_action: deploy
+
 # Whether an inspection store is enabled.
 inspection_store_enabled: true
 
diff --git a/ansible/roles/inspection-store/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/inspection-store/tasks/main.yml
index b017e8b4a..47165bf07 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/inspection-store/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/inspection-store/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-- include: "{{ action }}.yml"
+- include: "{{ inspection_store_action }}.yml"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/inspection-store/tasks/pull.yml b/ansible/roles/inspection-store/tasks/pull.yml
index 5c0fa23e7..1b00c90b4 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/inspection-store/tasks/pull.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/inspection-store/tasks/pull.yml
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
   with_dict: "{{ inspection_store_services }}"
   when:
     - item.value.enabled
-    - action != 'destroy'
+    - inspection_store_action != 'destroy'
diff --git a/ansible/roles/node-exporter/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/node-exporter/defaults/main.yml
index e7cb4398b..37d909772 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/node-exporter/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/node-exporter/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 ---
 # Roughly follows kolla-ansible's service deployment patterns.
 
+# Action to perform. One of 'deploy', 'destroy', 'pull', 'reconfigure',
+# 'upgrade'.
+nodeexporter_action: deploy
+
 # Whether Node Exporter is enabled.
 nodeexporter_enabled: false
 
diff --git a/ansible/roles/node-exporter/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/node-exporter/tasks/main.yml
index b017e8b4a..4fdd4df70 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/node-exporter/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/node-exporter/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-- include: "{{ action }}.yml"
+- include: "{{ nodeexporter_action }}.yml"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/node-exporter/tasks/pull.yml b/ansible/roles/node-exporter/tasks/pull.yml
index 6e250a764..d9a3b8a55 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/node-exporter/tasks/pull.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/node-exporter/tasks/pull.yml
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
   with_dict: "{{ nodeexporter_services }}"
   when:
     - item.value.enabled
-    - action != 'destroy'
+    - nodeexporter_action != 'destroy'
diff --git a/ansible/roles/opensm/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/opensm/defaults/main.yml
index ec568c287..0880822fb 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/opensm/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/opensm/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 ---
 # Roughly follows kolla-ansible's service deployment patterns.
 
+# Action to perform. One of 'deploy', 'destroy', 'pull', 'reconfigure',
+# 'upgrade'.
+opensm_action: deploy
+
 # Whether OpenSM is enabled.
 opensm_enabled: true
 
diff --git a/ansible/roles/opensm/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/opensm/tasks/main.yml
index b017e8b4a..931d389c8 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/opensm/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/opensm/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-- include: "{{ action }}.yml"
+- include: "{{ opensm_action }}.yml"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/opensm/tasks/pull.yml b/ansible/roles/opensm/tasks/pull.yml
index 523c8a7d7..bc23636e1 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/opensm/tasks/pull.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/opensm/tasks/pull.yml
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
   with_dict: "{{ opensm_services }}"
   when:
     - item.value.enabled
-    - action != 'destroy'
+    - opensm_action != 'destroy'
diff --git a/kayobe/cli/commands.py b/kayobe/cli/commands.py
index 065eb2d67..d2c766a7b 100644
--- a/kayobe/cli/commands.py
+++ b/kayobe/cli/commands.py
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ class OvercloudServiceDeploy(KollaAnsibleMixin, KayobeAnsibleMixin, VaultMixin,
 
         # Deploy kayobe extra services.
         playbooks = _build_playbook_list("overcloud-extras")
-        extra_vars = {"action": "deploy"}
+        extra_vars = {"kayobe_action": "deploy"}
         self.run_kayobe_playbooks(parsed_args, playbooks,
                                   extra_vars=extra_vars)
 
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ class OvercloudServiceReconfigure(KollaAnsibleMixin, KayobeAnsibleMixin,
 
         # Reconfigure kayobe extra services.
         playbooks = _build_playbook_list("overcloud-extras")
-        extra_vars = {"action": "reconfigure"}
+        extra_vars = {"kayobe_action": "reconfigure"}
         self.run_kayobe_playbooks(parsed_args, playbooks,
                                   extra_vars=extra_vars)
 
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ class OvercloudServiceUpgrade(KollaAnsibleMixin, KayobeAnsibleMixin,
 
         # Upgrade kayobe extra services.
         playbooks = _build_playbook_list("overcloud-extras")
-        extra_vars = {"action": "upgrade"}
+        extra_vars = {"kayobe_action": "upgrade"}
         self.run_kayobe_playbooks(parsed_args, playbooks,
                                   extra_vars=extra_vars)
 
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ class OvercloudServiceDestroy(KollaAnsibleMixin, KayobeAnsibleMixin,
 
         # Destroy kayobe extra services.
         playbooks = _build_playbook_list("overcloud-extras")
-        extra_vars = {"action": "destroy"}
+        extra_vars = {"kayobe_action": "destroy"}
         self.run_kayobe_playbooks(parsed_args, playbooks,
                                   extra_vars=extra_vars)
 
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ class OvercloudContainerImagePull(KayobeAnsibleMixin, KollaAnsibleMixin,
 
         # Pull container images for kayobe extra services.
         playbooks = _build_playbook_list("overcloud-extras")
-        extra_vars = {"action": "pull"}
+        extra_vars = {"kayobe_action": "pull"}
         self.run_kayobe_playbooks(parsed_args, playbooks,
                                   extra_vars=extra_vars)