diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-kernel/tasks/reboot.yaml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-kernel/tasks/reboot.yaml
index 26f6f22ba..19cb8820e 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-kernel/tasks/reboot.yaml
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-kernel/tasks/reboot.yaml
@@ -27,12 +27,25 @@
 # BOOTPROTO of all interface config files (except provisioning), will be set to "none" to avoid reboot failing to acquire IP on other networks
 - name: Apply workaround for node reboot
   block:
-    - name: Find the ifcg files
+    - name: Find the ifcfg files
       find:
         paths: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/
         patterns: ifcfg-*
       register: ifcfg_files
-
+    # NOTE(mwhahaha): On computes collecting all the network facts is a huge
+    # performance issue. So let's only get the ansible facts for the ifcfg
+    # files which will avoid all the tap interfaces. This takes a while but
+    # results in less memory utilization for the rest of the deployment.
+    - name: Get ifcfg facts
+      setup:
+        gather_subset:
+          - '!all'
+          - '!min'
+          - network
+        filter: "{{ 'ansible_' + item.path | regex_replace('(^.*ifcfg-)(.*)', '\\2') | replace('-', '_') }}"
+      loop: "{{ ifcfg_files.files |flatten(levels=1) }}"
+      loop_control:
+        label: "{{ item.path | regex_replace('(^.*ifcfg-)(.*)', '\\2') | replace('-', '_') }}"
     - name: Replace BOOTPROTO to none for interfaces which does not have IP
       replace:
         dest: "{{ item.path }}"
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-podman/tasks/tripleo_podman_install.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-podman/tasks/tripleo_podman_install.yml
index fb7e6c774..c3caebc33 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-podman/tasks/tripleo_podman_install.yml
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-podman/tasks/tripleo_podman_install.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,16 @@
         name: "{{ tripleo_podman_packages }}"
         state: latest
 
+    - name: Ensure we get the ansible_interfaces fact
+      when:
+        - ansible_interfaces is undefined
+      setup:
+        gather_subset:
+          - '!all'
+          - '!min'
+          - 'network'
+        filter: 'ansible_interfaces'
+
     - name: Delete legacy cni0 interface (podman < 1.6)
       command: ip link delete cni0
       when:
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_lvmfilter/tasks/main.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_lvmfilter/tasks/main.yml
index f0b8d45cf..662f9baed 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_lvmfilter/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_lvmfilter/tasks/main.yml
@@ -15,12 +15,15 @@
 # under the License.
 
 
-- name: gather package facts
-  package_facts:
-    manager: auto
+- name: Check if lvm2 is installed
+  shell: rpm -q lvm2
+  become: true
+  failed_when: false
+  register: lvm_pkg_check
 - name: gather allowed block devices list
   when:
-    - "'lvm2' in ansible_facts.packages"
+    - lvm_pkg_check.rc is defined
+    - lvm_pkg_check.rc == 0
     - tripleo_tripleo_lvmfilter_enabled or tripleo_tripleo_lvmfilter_dry_run
   block:
     - name: collect in-use lvm2 devices list
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nodes_validation/tasks/main.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nodes_validation/tasks/main.yml
index 306fcac95..c04c83203 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nodes_validation/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_nodes_validation/tasks/main.yml
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-- name: Collect Network Facts
+- name: Collect default network fact
   setup:
     gather_subset:
       - '!all'
-      - '!any'
+      - '!min'
       - network
+    filter: 'ansible_default_ipv4'
 
 - name: Check Default IPv4 Gateway availability
   command: "ping -w 10 -c 1 {{ ansible_facts.default_ipv4.gateway }}"