diff --git a/ansible/site.yml b/ansible/site.yml
index bfb0ba8d97..e4e7ce2337 100644
--- a/ansible/site.yml
+++ b/ansible/site.yml
@@ -600,10 +600,6 @@
     - { role: placement,
         tags: placement }
 
-# Nova deployment is more complicated than other services, so is covered in its
-# own playbook.
-- import_playbook: nova.yml
-
 - name: Apply role openvswitch
   gather_facts: false
   hosts:
@@ -664,6 +660,10 @@
     - { role: ovn-db,
         tags: [ovn, ovn-db] }
 
+# Nova deployment is more complicated than other services, so is covered in its
+# own playbook.
+- import_playbook: nova.yml
+
 - name: Apply role neutron
   gather_facts: false
   hosts: