diff --git a/xo-install.sh b/xo-install.sh
index 6b03441..9a41124 100755
--- a/xo-install.sh
+++ b/xo-install.sh
@@ -192,6 +192,14 @@ function InstallDependenciesRPM {
 
     # Install necessary dependencies for XO build
 
+    # only install epel-release if doesn't exist
+    if [[ -z $(runcmd_stdout "rpm -qa epel-release") ]]; then
+        echo
+        printprog "Installing epel-repo"
+        runcmd "yum -y install epel-release"
+        printok "Installing epel-repo"
+    fi
+
     # install packages
     echo
     printprog "Installing build dependencies, redis server, python, git, nfs-utils, cifs-utils"
@@ -216,14 +224,6 @@ function InstallDependenciesRPM {
         printok "Installing yarn"
     fi
 
-    # only install epel-release if doesn't exist
-    if [[ -z $(runcmd_stdout "rpm -q epel-release") ]]; then
-        echo
-        printprog "Installing epel-repo"
-        runcmd "yum -y install epel-release"
-        printok "Installing epel-repo"
-    fi
-
     # only install libvhdi-tools if vhdimount is not present
     if [[ -z $(runcmd_stdout "command -v vhdimount") ]]; then
         echo