diff --git a/test/integration/targets/prepare_ovs_tests/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/prepare_ovs_tests/tasks/main.yml
index 92d86b85c48..9674ab0b336 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/prepare_ovs_tests/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/prepare_ovs_tests/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 ---
 
+# network-integration test are ran with gather_facts: no
+# We need to explicitly call setup so ansible_distribution is set
+
+- name: Gather facts
+  setup:
+
 - name: Install openvswitch-switch package if we are on Ubuntu
   apt:
     name: openvswitch-switch