diff --git a/roles/totpcgi/tasks/main.yml b/roles/totpcgi/tasks/main.yml
index a73d657b10..25fac94ca5 100644
--- a/roles/totpcgi/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/totpcgi/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+- name: add totpcgi user
+  user: name=totpcgi uid=501 state=present home=/var/lib/totpcgi createhome=yes system=yes
+  tags:
+  - config
+
 - name: install needed packages
   yum: pkg={{ item }} state=present
   with_items:
@@ -11,11 +16,6 @@
   tags:
   - packages
 
-- name: add totpcgi user
-  user: name=totpcgi uid=501 state=present home=/var/lib/totpcgi createhome=yes system=yes
-  tags:
-  - config
-
 - name: Install the cgi apache configuration files
   template: >
     src={{ item }}.j2 dest=/etc/httpd/conf.d/{{ item }}