diff --git a/playbooks/javascript/pre.yaml b/playbooks/javascript/pre.yaml
index 4c4ffe3487..8461e06b53 100644
--- a/playbooks/javascript/pre.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/javascript/pre.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   roles:
     - bindep
     - test-setup
-    - install-nodejs
-    - install-yarn
+    - ensure-nodejs
+    - ensure-yarn
     - revoke-sudo
-    - install-javascript-packages
+    - ensure-javascript-packages
diff --git a/playbooks/puppet-tarball/pre.yaml b/playbooks/puppet-tarball/pre.yaml
index 8576d33409..0eee53bc76 100644
--- a/playbooks/puppet-tarball/pre.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/puppet-tarball/pre.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 - hosts: all
   roles:
-    - install-pdk-dependencies
+    - ensure-pdk-dependencies
     - revoke-sudo
diff --git a/playbooks/releasenotes/run.yaml b/playbooks/releasenotes/run.yaml
index 7f08a38c0f..17d9a3111b 100644
--- a/playbooks/releasenotes/run.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/releasenotes/run.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 - hosts: all
   roles:
-    - role: install-if-python
+    - role: ensure-if-python
       # Releasenotes do not need the package itself to be installed
       install_package: false
     - build-releasenotes