diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 4f6351ac..6812c467 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -130,11 +130,11 @@
 # the database connection string and therefore
 # cannot run nova-manage.
 - include: nova_db_post_setup.yml
-  delegate_to: "{{ random_conductor }}"
+  delegate_to: "{{ first_conductor }}"
   run_once: true
   when:
     - "nova_services['nova-compute']['group'] in group_names"
   vars:
-    random_conductor: "{{ groups[nova_services['nova-conductor']['group']] | random }}"
+    first_conductor: "{{ groups[nova_services['nova-conductor']['group']][0] }}"
   tags:
     - nova-config
diff --git a/tasks/nova_db_post_setup.yml b/tasks/nova_db_post_setup.yml
index 758b4a4c..152417f5 100644
--- a/tasks/nova_db_post_setup.yml
+++ b/tasks/nova_db_post_setup.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 
 - name: Set the delegated task facts
   set_fact:
-    _db_nova_bin: "{{ hostvars[random_conductor]['nova_bin'] | default(nova_bin) }}"
-    _db_nova_system_user_name: "{{ hostvars[random_conductor]['nova_system_user_name'] | default(nova_system_user_name) }}"
+    _db_nova_bin: "{{ hostvars[first_conductor]['nova_bin'] | default(nova_bin) }}"
+    _db_nova_system_user_name: "{{ hostvars[first_conductor]['nova_system_user_name'] | default(nova_system_user_name) }}"
 
 # This needs to be done after Compute hosts are added.
 - name: Perform a cell_v2 discover