diff --git a/scripts/gate-check-commit.sh b/scripts/gate-check-commit.sh
index 68696f591a..9c4dc6be38 100755
--- a/scripts/gate-check-commit.sh
+++ b/scripts/gate-check-commit.sh
@@ -83,8 +83,9 @@ fi
 info_block "Checking for required libraries." 2> /dev/null || source "${OSA_CLONE_DIR}/scripts/scripts-library.sh"
 
 ## Main ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 # Log some data about the instance and the rest of the system
+gate_log_requirements
+
 log_instance_info
 
 run_dstat || true
diff --git a/scripts/scripts-library.sh b/scripts/scripts-library.sh
index d5f170a02a..54d4916771 100755
--- a/scripts/scripts-library.sh
+++ b/scripts/scripts-library.sh
@@ -200,6 +200,20 @@ function gate_job_exit_tasks {
   log_instance_info
 }
 
+function gate_log_requirements {
+  # ensure packages are installed to get instance info
+  determine_distro
+  case ${DISTRO_ID} in
+      ubuntu|debian)
+          apt-get update
+          DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y install iproute2 net-tools
+          ;;
+      rocky|centos|rhel)
+          dnf -y install iproute
+          ;;
+  esac
+}
+
 function setup_ara {
   # Install ARA and add it to the callback path provided by bootstrap-ansible.sh/openstack-ansible.rc
   # This is added *here* instead of bootstrap-ansible so it's used for CI purposes only.
@@ -245,17 +259,6 @@ function info_block {
 }
 
 function log_instance_info {
-  # ensure packages are installed to get instance info
-  determine_distro
-  case ${DISTRO_ID} in
-      ubuntu|debian)
-          apt-get update
-          DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y install iproute2 net-tools
-          ;;
-      rocky|centos|rhel)
-          dnf -y install iproute
-          ;;
-  esac
   set +x
   # Get host information post initial setup and reset verbosity
   if [ ! -d "/openstack/log/instance-info" ];then