diff --git a/deployment/octavia/octavia-deployment-config.j2.yaml b/deployment/octavia/octavia-deployment-config.j2.yaml
index 72594cb62f..61f141d6b9 100644
--- a/deployment/octavia/octavia-deployment-config.j2.yaml
+++ b/deployment/octavia/octavia-deployment-config.j2.yaml
@@ -270,9 +270,8 @@ outputs:
         step_config: ''
       docker_config: {}
       config_settings: {}
-      external_deploy_tasks:
+      external_post_deploy_tasks:
         - name: octavia_post_deploy
-          when: step|int == 5
           block:
             - name: Set up group_vars
               set_fact: