diff --git a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/checks/check_mandatory_vars.yml b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/checks/check_mandatory_vars.yml
index dee96af34..2cad7df3d 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/checks/check_mandatory_vars.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/checks/check_mandatory_vars.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
   when:
     ceph_origin != 'upstream' and
     ceph_origin != 'distro'
+  tags:
+    - package-install
 
 - name: make sure an installation source was chosen
   fail:
@@ -15,6 +17,8 @@
     not ceph_dev and
     not ceph_stable_ice and
     not ceph_stable_rh_storage
+  tags:
+    - package-install
 
 - name: verify that a method was chosen for red hat storage
   fail:
@@ -23,6 +27,8 @@
     ceph_stable_rh_storage and
     not ceph_stable_rh_storage_cdn_install and
     not ceph_stable_rh_storage_iso_install
+  tags:
+    - package-install
 
 - name: make sure journal_size configured
   fail: