diff --git a/roles/1-prep/tasks/wifi.yml b/roles/1-prep/tasks/wifi.yml
index 718376ab4..f246fbea0 100644
--- a/roles/1-prep/tasks/wifi.yml
+++ b/roles/1-prep/tasks/wifi.yml
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@
 # these present at all, but are needed to be installed if you want to take full
 # advantage of WiFi on Ubuntu and friends
 
-- name: 'Install packages: hostapd, iw, rfkill, wireless-tools'
+- name: 'Install packages: iw, rfkill, wireless-tools'
   package:
     name:
-      - hostapd           # IEEE 802.11 AP and IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP Authenticator -- has its service masked out of the box, and only used when IIAB's network roles detects the presence of WiFi and an AP is desired
       - iw                # 2021-07-27: RaspiOS installs this regardless -- configure Linux wireless devices -- hard dependence for ap0 creation, SEE https://github.com/iiab/iiab/blob/master/roles/network/templates/hostapd/iiab-clone-wifi.service.j2
       - rfkill            # 2021-07-27: RaspiOS installs this regardless -- enable & disable wireless devices
       - wireless-tools    # 2021-07-27: RaspiOS installs this regardless -- manipulate Linux Wireless Extensions
diff --git a/roles/2-common/tasks/network.yml b/roles/2-common/tasks/network.yml
index faff74dde..435c0bb1f 100644
--- a/roles/2-common/tasks/network.yml
+++ b/roles/2-common/tasks/network.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@
     state: present
   when: not is_raspbian
 
-- name: 'Install network packages: iproute2, iptables-persistent, netmask -- later used by https://github.com/iiab/iiab/tree/master/roles/network'
+- name: 'Install network packages: hostapd, iproute2, iptables-persistent, netmask -- later used by https://github.com/iiab/iiab/tree/master/roles/network'
   package:
     name:
+      - hostapd                # IEEE 802.11 AP and IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP Authenticator -- has its service masked out of the box, and only used when IIAB's network roles detects the presence of WiFi and an AP is desired
       - iproute2               # 2021-07-27: RaspiOS installs this regardless -- the new networking and traffic control tools, meant to replace net-tools
       - iptables-persistent    # Boot-time loader for netfilter rules, iptables (firewall) plugin -- however Netfilter / nftables is ever moving forward so keep an eye on it!
       - netmask                # Handy utility -- helps determine network masks