diff --git a/jobs/pipelines/deploy-cicd-and-run-tests.groovy b/jobs/pipelines/deploy-cicd-and-run-tests.groovy
index 24f65a7..52d982b 100644
--- a/jobs/pipelines/deploy-cicd-and-run-tests.groovy
+++ b/jobs/pipelines/deploy-cicd-and-run-tests.groovy
@@ -32,6 +32,19 @@
             shared.prepare_working_dir(env_manager)
         }
 
+        if (env.IPMI_CREDS) {
+            withCredentials([
+               [$class          : 'UsernamePasswordMultiBinding',
+               credentialsId   : "${IPMI_CREDS}",
+               passwordVariable: 'IPMI_PASS',
+               usernameVariable: 'IPMI_USER']
+                ]) {
+                env.IPMI_PASS = IPMI_PASS
+                env.IPMI_USER = IPMI_USER
+                shared.reboot_hardware_nodes("${IPMI_CREDS}")
+            }
+        }
+
         stage("Create environment, generate model, bootstrap the salt-cluster") {
             // steps: "hardware,create_model,salt"
             if (env_manager == 'devops') {
@@ -131,19 +144,6 @@
   node ("${NODE_NAME}") {
     env.slave_workdir = pwd()
     try {
-        if (env.IPMI_CREDS) {
-            withCredentials([
-               [$class          : 'UsernamePasswordMultiBinding',
-               credentialsId   : "${IPMI_CREDS}",
-               passwordVariable: 'IPMI_PASS',
-               usernameVariable: 'IPMI_USER']
-                ]) {
-                env.IPMI_PASS = IPMI_PASS
-                env.IPMI_USER = IPMI_USER
-                shared.reboot_hardware_nodes("${IPMI_CREDS}")
-            }
-        }
-
         // run deploy stages
         deploy(shared, common, steps, env_manager, batch_size, dist_upgrade_nodes, upgrade_saltstack)
         // run test stages