diff --git a/ansible/roles/prechecks/tasks/port_checks.yml b/ansible/roles/prechecks/tasks/port_checks.yml
index b8a5c2936c..15a12a53a8 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/prechecks/tasks/port_checks.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/prechecks/tasks/port_checks.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,38 @@
     state: stopped
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['haproxy']
 
+- name: Checking free port for Ceilometer API
+  wait_for:
+    host: "{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_' + api_interface]['ipv4']['address'] }}"
+    port: "{{ ceilometer_api_port }}"
+    connect_timeout: 1
+    state: stopped
+  when: inventory_hostname in groups['ceilometer-api']
+
+- name: Checking free port for Ceilometer API HAProxy
+  wait_for:
+    host: "{{ kolla_internal_vip_address }}"
+    port: "{{ ceilometer_api_port }}"
+    connect_timeout: 1
+    state: stopped
+  when: inventory_hostname in groups['haproxy']
+
+- name: Checking free port for Congress API
+  wait_for:
+    host: "{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_' + api_interface]['ipv4']['address'] }}"
+    port: "{{ congress_api_port }}"
+    connect_timeout: 1
+    state: stopped
+  when: inventory_hostname in groups['congress-api']
+
+- name: Checking free port for Congress API HAProxy
+  wait_for:
+    host: "{{ kolla_internal_vip_address }}"
+    port: "{{ congress_api_port }}"
+    connect_timeout: 1
+    state: stopped
+  when: inventory_hostname in groups['haproxy']
+
 - name: Checking free port for Cinder API
   wait_for:
     host: "{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_' + api_interface]['ipv4']['address'] }}"