diff --git a/installer/roles/kubernetes/tasks/kubernetes.yml b/installer/roles/kubernetes/tasks/kubernetes.yml
index fe630a67ec..89370bed1f 100644
--- a/installer/roles/kubernetes/tasks/kubernetes.yml
+++ b/installer/roles/kubernetes/tasks/kubernetes.yml
@@ -12,3 +12,12 @@
   set_fact:
     postgresql_service_name: "{{ kubernetes_deployment_name }}-postgresql"
   when: "pg_hostname is not defined or pg_hostname == ''"
+
+- name: Get Kubernetes API version
+  command: |
+    kubectl version -o json
+  register: kube_version
+
+- name: Extract server version from command output
+  set_fact:
+    kube_api_version: "{{ (kube_version.stdout | from_json).serverVersion.gitVersion[1:] }}"
diff --git a/installer/roles/kubernetes/tasks/main.yml b/installer/roles/kubernetes/tasks/main.yml
index f17256a140..b0b9e18123 100644
--- a/installer/roles/kubernetes/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/installer/roles/kubernetes/tasks/main.yml
@@ -185,45 +185,6 @@
   include_tasks: ssl_cert_gen.yml
   when: "rabbitmq_use_ssl|default(False)|bool"
 
-- name: Get Kubernetes Config
-  command: |
-    {{ kubectl_or_oc }} config view -o json
-  register: kube_config_cmd
-  no_log: true
-
-- name: Convert kube config to dictionary
-  set_fact:
-    kube_config: "{{ kube_config_cmd.stdout | from_json }}"
-  no_log: true
-
-- name: Extract current context from kube config
-  set_fact:
-    current_kube_context: "{{ kube_config['current-context'] }}"
-
-- name: Find cluster for current context
-  set_fact:
-    kube_cluster: |
-      {{ (kube_config.contexts |
-          selectattr("name", "equalto", current_kube_context) |
-          list)[0].context.cluster }}
-
-- name: Find server for current context
-  set_fact:
-    kube_server: |
-      {{ (kube_config.clusters |
-          selectattr("name", "equalto", kube_cluster|trim) |
-          list)[0].cluster.server }}
-
-- name: Get kube version from api server
-  uri:
-    url: "{{ kube_server | trim }}/version"
-    validate_certs: false
-  register: kube_version
-
-- name: Extract server version from command output
-  set_fact:
-    kube_api_version: "{{ kube_version.json.gitVersion[1:] }}"
-
 - name: Determine StatefulSet api version
   set_fact:
     kubernetes_statefulset_api_version: "{{ 'apps/v1' if kube_api_version is version('1.9', '>=') else 'apps/v1beta1' }}"
diff --git a/installer/roles/kubernetes/tasks/openshift.yml b/installer/roles/kubernetes/tasks/openshift.yml
index 358b017836..9c6f8d205f 100644
--- a/installer/roles/kubernetes/tasks/openshift.yml
+++ b/installer/roles/kubernetes/tasks/openshift.yml
@@ -32,3 +32,45 @@
 - name: Add privileged SCC to service account
   shell: |
     {{ openshift_oc_bin }} adm policy add-scc-to-user privileged system:serviceaccount:{{ openshift_project }}:awx
+
+# https://github.com/openshift/origin/issues/19182#issuecomment-378233606
+# If oc version ever grows a -o json option, remove the following tasks
+# and go with the approach in kubernetes.yml.
+- name: Get Kubernetes Config
+  command: |
+    {{ openshift_oc_bin }} config view -o json
+  register: kube_config_cmd
+  no_log: true
+
+- name: Convert kube config to dictionary
+  set_fact:
+    kube_config: "{{ kube_config_cmd.stdout | from_json }}"
+  no_log: true
+
+- name: Extract current context from kube config
+  set_fact:
+    current_kube_context: "{{ kube_config['current-context'] }}"
+
+- name: Find cluster for current context
+  set_fact:
+    kube_cluster: |
+      {{ (kube_config.contexts |
+          selectattr("name", "equalto", current_kube_context) |
+          list)[0].context.cluster }}
+
+- name: Find server for current context
+  set_fact:
+    kube_server: |
+      {{ (kube_config.clusters |
+          selectattr("name", "equalto", kube_cluster|trim) |
+          list)[0].cluster.server }}
+
+- name: Get kube version from api server
+  uri:
+    url: "{{ kube_server | trim }}/version"
+    validate_certs: false
+  register: kube_version
+
+- name: Extract server version from command output
+  set_fact:
+    kube_api_version: "{{ kube_version.json.gitVersion[1:] }}"