diff --git a/common/deploy-steps-tasks-step-1.yaml b/common/deploy-steps-tasks-step-1.yaml
index 0a5619fc84..8fd966b8ec 100644
--- a/common/deploy-steps-tasks-step-1.yaml
+++ b/common/deploy-steps-tasks-step-1.yaml
@@ -268,21 +268,6 @@
   tags:
     - container_startup_configs
 
-- name: gather facts needed by role
-  setup:
-    gather_subset: "!min,python"
-  when: ansible_python is not defined
-  tags:
-    - container_config_tasks
-
-- name: set python_cmd
-  set_fact:
-    python_cmd: "python{{ ansible_python.version.major }}"
-    cacheable: true
-  when: python_cmd is not defined
-  tags:
-    - container_config_tasks
-
 - name: Set host puppet debugging fact string
   set_fact:
     host_puppet_config_debug: "--debug --verbose"
diff --git a/common/generate-config-tasks.yaml b/common/generate-config-tasks.yaml
index 2acaaa3924..c5e8886608 100644
--- a/common/generate-config-tasks.yaml
+++ b/common/generate-config-tasks.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+- name: Gather facts needed by role if necessary
+  setup:
+    gather_subset: "!min,python"
+  when: ansible_python is not defined
+  tags:
+    - container_config_tasks
+
+- name: set python_cmd if necessary
+  set_fact:
+    python_cmd: "python{{ ansible_python.version.major }}"
+    cacheable: true
+  when: python_cmd is not defined
+  tags:
+    - container_config_tasks
+
 - name: Block for container-puppet tasks (generate config) during step 1 with paunch
   when:
     - enable_paunch|default(true)
diff --git a/common/host-container-puppet-tasks.yaml b/common/host-container-puppet-tasks.yaml
index 608092b175..1fba118a80 100644
--- a/common/host-container-puppet-tasks.yaml
+++ b/common/host-container-puppet-tasks.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,21 @@
   tags:
     - container_config_tasks
 
+- name: Gather ansible facts if necessary
+  setup:
+    gather_subset: "!min,python"
+  when: ansible_python is not defined
+  tags:
+    - container_config_tasks
+
+- name: Set python_cmd if necessary
+  set_fact:
+    python_cmd: "python{{ ansible_python.version.major }}"
+    cacheable: true
+  when: python_cmd is not defined
+  tags:
+    - container_config_tasks
+
 - name: Block for container-puppet tasks (bootstrap tasks) for step {{ step }} with paunch
   when:
     - enable_paunch|default(true)