diff --git a/ansible/opnsense/update_opnsense_ha_cluster.yml b/ansible/opnsense/update_opnsense_ha_cluster.yml
index 57283c1..6340098 100644
--- a/ansible/opnsense/update_opnsense_ha_cluster.yml
+++ b/ansible/opnsense/update_opnsense_ha_cluster.yml
@@ -141,10 +141,6 @@
           register: _enable_maintenance
           changed_when: _enable_maintenance.status == "ok"
 
-        - name: Wait for CARP failover to settle
-          ansible.builtin.pause:
-            seconds: 5
-
         - name: Trigger firmware update
           ansible.builtin.uri:
             url: "https://{{ opnsense_host }}/api/core/firmware/update"
@@ -280,6 +276,10 @@
           register: _enable_maintenance
           changed_when: _enable_maintenance.status == "ok"
 
+        - name: Wait for CARP failover to settle
+          ansible.builtin.pause:
+            seconds: 5
+
         - name: Trigger firmware update
           ansible.builtin.uri:
             url: "https://{{ opnsense_host }}/api/core/firmware/update"