diff --git a/tasks/glance_post_install.yml b/tasks/glance_post_install.yml
index d042c577..a12e9f02 100644
--- a/tasks/glance_post_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/glance_post_install.yml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
     dest: "{{ item.tmp_f }}"
     flat: yes
   changed_when: false
-  run_once: true
+  when: _glance_is_first_play_host
   with_items: "{{ glance_core_files }}"
 
 - name: Copy common config
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
     state: absent
   changed_when: false
   delegate_to: localhost
-  run_once: true
+  when: _glance_is_first_play_host
   with_items: "{{ glance_core_files }}"
 
 # NOTE(cloudnull): This will ensure strong permissions on all rootwrap files.
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 0165d79e..efc3842d 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@
 
 - import_tasks: db_setup.yml
   when:
-    - "glance_services['glance-api']['group'] in group_names"
-    - "inventory_hostname == ((groups[glance_services['glance-api']['group']]| intersect(ansible_play_hosts)) | list)[0]"
+    - "_glance_is_first_play_host"
   vars:
     _oslodb_setup_host: "{{ glance_db_setup_host }}"
     _oslodb_ansible_python_interpreter: "{{ glance_db_setup_python_interpreter }}"
@@ -60,8 +59,7 @@
 
 - import_tasks: mq_setup.yml
   when:
-    - "glance_services['glance-api']['group'] in group_names"
-    - "inventory_hostname == ((groups[glance_services['glance-api']['group']]| intersect(ansible_play_hosts)) | list)[0]"
+    - "_glance_is_first_play_host"
   vars:
     _oslomsg_rpc_setup_host: "{{ glance_oslomsg_rpc_setup_host }}"
     _oslomsg_rpc_userid: "{{ glance_oslomsg_rpc_userid }}"
@@ -87,8 +85,7 @@
 
 - import_tasks: glance_db_sync.yml
   when:
-    - "glance_services['glance-api']['group'] in group_names"
-    - "inventory_hostname == ((groups[glance_services['glance-api']['group']]| intersect(ansible_play_hosts)) | list)[0]"
+    - "_glance_is_first_play_host"
   tags:
     - glance-config
 
@@ -119,8 +116,7 @@
         url: "{{ glance_service_adminurl }}"
         service: "{{ glance_service_name }}"
   when:
-    - "glance_services['glance-api']['group'] in group_names"
-    - "inventory_hostname == ((groups[glance_services['glance-api']['group']]| intersect(ansible_play_hosts)) | list)[0]"
+    - "_glance_is_first_play_host"
   tags:
     - glance-config
 
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 1bebf0ea..7dc44247 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+_glance_is_first_play_host: "{{ (glance_services['glance-api']['group'] in group_names and inventory_hostname == (groups[glance_services['glance-api']['group']] | intersect(ansible_play_hosts)) | first) | bool }}"
+
 #
 # Compile a list of the services on a host based on whether
 # the host is in the host group and the service is enabled.