diff --git a/deployment/ironic/ironic-api-container-puppet.yaml b/deployment/ironic/ironic-api-container-puppet.yaml
index 39c5a73b96..98e1c6e23d 100644
--- a/deployment/ironic/ironic-api-container-puppet.yaml
+++ b/deployment/ironic/ironic-api-container-puppet.yaml
@@ -397,6 +397,8 @@ outputs:
           file:
             path: /var/lib/config-data/puppet-generated/ironic_api/etc/httpd
             state: absent
+          when:
+            - step|int == 2
       external_upgrade_tasks:
         - when: step|int == 1
           block: &ironic_online_db_migration