diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/haproxy/haproxy.yml b/inventory/group_vars/haproxy/haproxy.yml
index 889c2f5061..c54b85913e 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/haproxy/haproxy.yml
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/haproxy/haproxy.yml
@@ -126,3 +126,13 @@ haproxy_default_services:
   - "{{ haproxy_base_service | combine(haproxy_base_service_overrides | default({})) }}"
   - "{{ haproxy_letsencrypt_service | combine(haproxy_letsencrypt_service_overrides | default({})) }}"
   - "{{ haproxy_ceph_rgw_service | combine(haproxy_ceph_rgw_service_overrides | default({})) }}"
+
+# ensure correct facts are gathered in haproxy play
+# to determine the network gateway to use in keepalived track script
+deployment_extra_facts_filter:
+  - "ansible_processor_*"
+  - ansible_default_ipv4
+deployment_extra_facts_subset:
+  - '!all'
+  - hardware
+  - network
diff --git a/playbooks/haproxy-install.yml b/playbooks/haproxy-install.yml
index 500c97a890..877ddc23a3 100644
--- a/playbooks/haproxy-install.yml
+++ b/playbooks/haproxy-install.yml
@@ -19,14 +19,6 @@
   tasks:
     - name: Gather additional facts
       include_tasks: "common-tasks/gather-hardware-facts.yml"
-      vars:
-        deployment_extra_facts_filter:
-          - "ansible_processor_*"
-          - ansible_default_ipv4
-        deployment_extra_facts_subset:
-          - '!all'
-          - hardware
-          - network
       when: osa_gather_facts | default(True)
   tags:
     - always