diff --git a/roles/ceph-dashboard/tasks/configure_dashboard.yml b/roles/ceph-dashboard/tasks/configure_dashboard.yml
index 19448dec3..f0e17eea4 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-dashboard/tasks/configure_dashboard.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-dashboard/tasks/configure_dashboard.yml
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@
   changed_when: false
   failed_when: false # Do not fail if the option does not exist, it only exists post-14.2.0
 
+- include_tasks: configure_dashboard_backends.yml
+  with_items: '{{ groups[mgr_group_name] | default(groups[mon_group_name]) }}'
+  vars:
+    dashboard_backend: '{{ item }}'
+
 - name: disable mgr dashboard module (restart)
   command: "{{ container_exec_cmd }} ceph --cluster {{ cluster }} mgr module disable dashboard"
   delegate_to: "{{ groups[mon_group_name][0] }}"
@@ -165,11 +170,6 @@
   changed_when: false
   when: dashboard_frontend_vip is defined and dashboard_frontend_vip |length > 0
 
-- include_tasks: configure_dashboard_backends.yml
-  with_items: '{{ groups[mgr_group_name] | default(groups[mon_group_name]) }}'
-  vars:
-    dashboard_backend: '{{ item }}'
-
 - name: dashboard object gateway management frontend
   when: groups.get(rgw_group_name, []) | length > 0
   block: