diff --git a/playbooks/nodepool-functional-k8s/pre.yaml b/playbooks/nodepool-functional-k8s/pre.yaml
index 5dd518d73..8de8ad1b4 100644
--- a/playbooks/nodepool-functional-k8s/pre.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/nodepool-functional-k8s/pre.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 - hosts: all
   roles:
     - role: bindep
+    - role: install-kubernetes
+      docker_version: 18.06.1~ce~3-0~ubuntu
 
   tasks:
     - name: Ensure nodepool services directories
diff --git a/playbooks/nodepool-functional-k8s/run.yaml b/playbooks/nodepool-functional-k8s/run.yaml
index f06ce8e44..5c5dcc9de 100644
--- a/playbooks/nodepool-functional-k8s/run.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/nodepool-functional-k8s/run.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 - hosts: all
   roles:
-    - role: install-kubernetes
-      docker_version: 18.06.1~ce~3-0~ubuntu
     - role: tox
       tox_envlist: functional_kubernetes