diff --git a/tripleoclient/v1/overcloud_deploy.py b/tripleoclient/v1/overcloud_deploy.py
index c76486c97..d3b9cadaa 100644
--- a/tripleoclient/v1/overcloud_deploy.py
+++ b/tripleoclient/v1/overcloud_deploy.py
@@ -1011,6 +1011,19 @@ class DeployOvercloud(command.Command):
             return
 
         try:
+            # Force fetching of attributes
+            stack.get()
+
+            overcloudrcs = deployment.create_overcloudrc(
+                self.clients, container=stack.stack_name,
+                no_proxy=parsed_args.no_proxy)
+            rcpath = utils.write_overcloudrc(stack.stack_name, overcloudrcs)
+
+            overcloud_endpoint = utils.get_overcloud_endpoint(stack)
+
+            horizon_url = deployment.get_horizon_url(
+                self.clients, stack=stack.stack_name)
+
             if parsed_args.config_download:
                 print("Deploying overcloud configuration")
                 deployment.set_deployment_status(
@@ -1064,17 +1077,9 @@ class DeployOvercloud(command.Command):
                 self.clients, deploy_status,
                 plan=stack.stack_name)
         finally:
-            # Force fetching of attributes
-            stack.get()
-
-            overcloudrcs = deployment.create_overcloudrc(
-                self.clients, container=stack.stack_name,
-                no_proxy=parsed_args.no_proxy)
-
             # Copy clouds.yaml to the cloud user directory
             user = getpwuid(os.stat(constants.CLOUD_HOME_DIR).st_uid).pw_name
             utils.copy_clouds_yaml(user)
-            rcpath = utils.write_overcloudrc(stack.stack_name, overcloudrcs)
             utils.create_tempest_deployer_input()
 
             # Run postconfig on create or force. Use force to makes sure
@@ -1083,11 +1088,6 @@ class DeployOvercloud(command.Command):
                     and not parsed_args.skip_postconfig):
                 self._deploy_postconfig(stack, parsed_args)
 
-            overcloud_endpoint = utils.get_overcloud_endpoint(stack)
-
-            horizon_url = deployment.get_horizon_url(
-                self.clients, stack=stack.stack_name)
-
             print("Overcloud Endpoint: {0}".format(overcloud_endpoint))
             print("Overcloud Horizon Dashboard URL: {0}".format(horizon_url))
             print("Overcloud rc file: {0}".format(rcpath))