diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 2247e71..9d1d67a 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -44,6 +44,15 @@
   -i localhost, \
   playbooks/configure-installer.yml
 
+# bootstrap scenario
+echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+echo "Info: Bootstrap scenario"
+echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+cd ${ENGINE_PATH}/engine/installer/kubespray
+ansible-playbook ${ENGINE_ANSIBLE_PARAMS} \
+  -i localhost, \
+  playbooks/bootstrap-scenario.yml
+
 # install Kubernetes scenario
 echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------------"
 echo "Info: Install Kubernetes Scenario"
diff --git a/playbooks/bootstrap-scenario.yml b/playbooks/bootstrap-scenario.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87ee04e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/bootstrap-scenario.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+---
+# ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+#  Copyright (C) 2019 The Nordix Foundation. All rights reserved.
+# ================================================================================
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+
+- hosts: localhost
+  connection: local
+  gather_facts: true
+  vars_files:
+    - "{{ engine_path }}/engine/var/versions.yml"
+    - "{{ engine_path }}/engine/var/global.yml"
+    - "{{ sdf_file }}"
+
+  roles:
+    - role: "{{ engine_cache }}/repos/swconfig/{{ scenario[deploy_scenario].installers[installer_type].role }}"
+
+# vim: set ts=2 sw=2 expandtab:
diff --git a/playbooks/post-deployment.yml b/playbooks/post-deployment.yml
index 4892a60..a06486f 100644
--- a/playbooks/post-deployment.yml
+++ b/playbooks/post-deployment.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
   vars_files:
     - "{{ engine_path }}/engine/var/global.yml"
 
+# TODO: enable the execution of scenario specific post-deployment tasks
   roles:
     - role: post-deployment
 
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/configure-installer/tasks/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/configure-installer/tasks/main.yml
index 1521115..82fc596 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/configure-installer/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/configure-installer/tasks/main.yml
@@ -72,12 +72,4 @@
     regexp: "^docker_iptables_enabled:.*"
     line: "docker_iptables_enabled: true"
 
-# scenario specific settings - this task will go into k8-calico-nofeature in swconfig repo
-# set networking plugin to calico
-- name: Set network plugin to calico
-  lineinfile:
-    path: "{{ engine_cache }}/repos/kubespray/inventory/engine/group_vars/k8s-cluster/k8s-cluster.yml"
-    regexp: "^kube_network_plugin:.*"
-    line: "kube_network_plugin: calico"
-
 # vim: set ts=2 sw=2 expandtab: