diff --git a/playbooks/common/load-vars.yaml b/playbooks/common/load-vars.yaml
index 17f46137..5969ec91 100644
--- a/playbooks/common/load-vars.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/common/load-vars.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
   loop_control:
     loop_var: config_file
 
+- name: Ensure storage plugin is in enabled_plugins
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    enabled_plugins: "{{ enabled_plugins | union([storage_plugin]) }}"
+
 - name: Find plugin directories
   ansible.builtin.find:
     paths: "{{ playbook_dir }}/../plugins"
@@ -72,10 +76,6 @@
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.stat.path | basename }}"
 
-- name: Ensure storage plugin is in enabled_plugins
-  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    enabled_plugins: "{{ enabled_plugins | union([storage_plugin]) }}"
-
 - name: Set Management cluster OpenShift version from default
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
     mgmt_openshift_version: "{{ (openshift_versions | selectattr('default', 'defined') | selectattr('default', 'equalto', true) | first).version }}"