diff --git a/common/deploy-steps-tasks-step-1.yaml b/common/deploy-steps-tasks-step-1.yaml
index 75504c0e0a..c391190a87 100644
--- a/common/deploy-steps-tasks-step-1.yaml
+++ b/common/deploy-steps-tasks-step-1.yaml
@@ -272,21 +272,6 @@
           tags:
             - container_startup_configs
 
-        - name: gather facts needed by role
-          setup:
-            gather_subset: "!min,python"
-          when: ansible_facts['python'] is not defined
-          tags:
-            - container_config_tasks
-
-        - name: set python_cmd
-          set_fact:
-            python_cmd: "python{{ ansible_facts['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 866b8995b4..3c7a88f5da 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|bool
diff --git a/common/host-container-puppet-tasks.yaml b/common/host-container-puppet-tasks.yaml
index de15cdff9c..f6b13c1344 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|bool