diff --git a/adjutant/api/v1/tasks.py b/adjutant/api/v1/tasks.py
index 5fa22e5..15875a9 100644
--- a/adjutant/api/v1/tasks.py
+++ b/adjutant/api/v1/tasks.py
@@ -179,16 +179,19 @@ class TaskView(APIViewWithLogger):
         task.save()
 
         # Instantiate actions with serializers
+        action_instances = []
         for i, action in enumerate(action_serializer_list):
             data = action['serializer'].validated_data
 
             # construct the action class
-            action_instance = action['action'](
+            action_instances.append(action['action'](
                 data=data,
                 task=task,
                 order=i
-            )
+            ))
 
+        # We run pre_approve on the actions once we've setup all of them.
+        for action_instance in action_instances:
             try:
                 action_instance.pre_approve()
             except Exception as e:
diff --git a/adjutant/api/v1/tests/test_api_taskview.py b/adjutant/api/v1/tests/test_api_taskview.py
index f50628d..a767265 100644
--- a/adjutant/api/v1/tests/test_api_taskview.py
+++ b/adjutant/api/v1/tests/test_api_taskview.py
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@
 import mock
 
 from django.test.utils import override_settings
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.core import mail
 
 from rest_framework import status
 
 from adjutant.api.models import Task, Token
+from adjutant.api.v1.tasks import CreateProject
 from adjutant.common.tests.fake_clients import (
     FakeManager, setup_identity_cache)
 from adjutant.common.tests import fake_clients
@@ -1364,3 +1366,35 @@ class TaskViewTests(AdjutantAPITestCase):
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
         self.assertEqual(response.json(), {'errors': ['actions invalid']})
         self.assertEqual(len(mail.outbox), 0)
+
+    @mock.patch('adjutant.common.tests.fake_clients.FakeManager.find_project')
+    def test_all_actions_setup(self, mocked_find):
+        """
+        Ensures that all actions have been setup before pre_approve is
+        run on any actions, even if we have a pre_approve failure.
+
+        Deals with: bug/1745053
+        """
+
+        setup_identity_cache()
+
+        mocked_find.side_effect = KeyError()
+
+        url = "/v1/actions/CreateProject"
+        data = {'project_name': "test_project", 'email': "test@example.com"}
+        response = self.client.post(url, data, format='json')
+        self.assertEqual(
+            response.status_code, status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
+
+        new_task = Task.objects.all()[0]
+
+        class_conf = settings.TASK_SETTINGS.get(
+            CreateProject.task_type, settings.DEFAULT_TASK_SETTINGS)
+        expected_action_names = (
+            class_conf.get('default_actions', []) or
+            CreateProject.default_actions[:])
+        expected_action_names += class_conf.get('additional_actions', [])
+
+        actions = new_task.actions
+        observed_action_names = [a.action_name for a in actions]
+        self.assertEqual(observed_action_names, expected_action_names)