diff --git a/tripleoclient/v1/tripleo_validator.py b/tripleoclient/v1/tripleo_validator.py
index ad99e84f4..9d996d13a 100644
--- a/tripleoclient/v1/tripleo_validator.py
+++ b/tripleoclient/v1/tripleo_validator.py
@@ -254,6 +254,18 @@ class TripleOValidatorRun(command.Command):
                 " run invocation. For example: --limit \"compute-0,"
                 " compute-1, compute-5\".")
         )
+
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--static-inventory',
+            action='store',
+            default='',
+            help=_(
+                "Provide your own static inventory file. You can generate "
+                "such an inventory calling tripleo-ansible-inventory command. "
+                "Especially useful when heat service isn't available."
+            )
+        )
+
         extra_vars_group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=False)
 
         extra_vars_group.add_argument(
@@ -292,17 +304,6 @@ class TripleOValidatorRun(command.Command):
                 "will override the other(s)")
         )
 
-        extra_vars_group.add_argument(
-            '--static-inventory',
-            action='store',
-            default='',
-            help=_(
-                "Provide your own static inventory file. You can generate "
-                "such an inventory calling tripleo-ansible-inventory command. "
-                "Especially useful when heat service isn't available."
-            )
-        )
-
         ex_group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=True)
 
         ex_group.add_argument(