diff --git a/azhop_state.sh b/azhop_state.sh
index c708a9cbc..45ce186f9 100755
--- a/azhop_state.sh
+++ b/azhop_state.sh
@@ -79,12 +79,15 @@ case $COMMAND in
       echo "Resource group is empty, exiting"
       exit 1
     fi
+    BICEP_PARAMS=$RESOURCE_GROUP.parameters.json
     # Copy state files into the state directory
     mkdir -p $STATE_DIR
     cp $AZHOP_CONFIG $STATE_DIR
     ADMIN_USER=$(yq eval '.admin_user' $AZHOP_CONFIG)
     cp ${ADMIN_USER}_id_rsa $STATE_DIR
     cp ${ADMIN_USER}_id_rsa.pub $STATE_DIR
+    cp ${BICEP_PARAMS} $STATE_DIR
+    
     mkdir -p $STATE_DIR/packer
     cp packer/options.json $STATE_DIR/packer/options.json
     mkdir -p $STATE_DIR/playbooks/group_vars
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/cyclecloud_cluster/projects/common/cluster-init/files/almalinux/init_joindomain.sh b/playbooks/roles/cyclecloud_cluster/projects/common/cluster-init/files/almalinux/init_joindomain.sh
index 7951a136c..6f03f5bde 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/cyclecloud_cluster/projects/common/cluster-init/files/almalinux/init_joindomain.sh
+++ b/playbooks/roles/cyclecloud_cluster/projects/common/cluster-init/files/almalinux/init_joindomain.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-packages="sssd realmd oddjob oddjob-mkhomedir adcli samba-common samba-common-tools krb5-workstation openldap-clients policycoreutils-python-utils"
+packages="sssd realmd oddjob oddjob-mkhomedir adcli samba-common samba-common-tools krb5-workstation openldap-clients python3-policycoreutils"
 
 if ! rpm -q $packages; then
   echo "Installing packages $packages" 
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/domain_join/tasks/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/domain_join/tasks/main.yml
index 1ac6d9707..55eb98b72 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/domain_join/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/domain_join/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,22 @@
+---
+- name: Include distribution variables
+  block:
+    - name: Include distribution variables
+      ansible.builtin.include_vars: "{{ item }}"
+      with_first_found:
+        - "{{ ansible_distribution }}/{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}.yml"
+        - "{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml"
+      tags: [ 'always' ]
+  rescue:
+    - name: Change error message
+      ansible.builtin.fail:
+        msg: "unable to find anything in vars/ for this operating system! {{ ansible_distribution }}"
+
 - name: Install dependencies
   yum:
-    name: epel-release, sssd, realmd, oddjob, oddjob-mkhomedir, adcli, samba-common, samba-common-tools, krb5-workstation, openldap-clients, policycoreutils-python, nfs-utils, python3
+    name: '{{item}}'
     lock_timeout : 180
+  loop: '{{domain_join_packages}}'
   notify: restart dbus
 
 - name: Disable SELinux
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/domain_join/vars/AlmaLinux/8.yml b/playbooks/roles/domain_join/vars/AlmaLinux/8.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c344beefc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/roles/domain_join/vars/AlmaLinux/8.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+domain_join_packages:
+  - epel-release
+  - sssd
+  - realmd
+  - oddjob
+  - oddjob-mkhomedir
+  - adcli
+  - samba-common
+  - samba-common-tools
+  - krb5-workstation
+  - openldap-clients
+  - python3-policycoreutils
+  - nfs-utils
+  - python3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/domain_join/vars/CentOS/7.yml b/playbooks/roles/domain_join/vars/CentOS/7.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fde43484f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/roles/domain_join/vars/CentOS/7.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+domain_join_packages:
+  - epel-release
+  - sssd
+  - realmd
+  - oddjob
+  - oddjob-mkhomedir
+  - adcli
+  - samba-common
+  - samba-common-tools
+  - krb5-workstation
+  - openldap-clients
+  - policycoreutils-python
+  - nfs-utils
+  - python3
\ No newline at end of file