diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/kickstart b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/kickstart
index 9352ed88..b7052bcd 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/kickstart
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/kickstart
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ v4cfg=${v4cfg#ipv4_method: }
 if [ "$v4cfg" = "static" ] || [ "$v4cfg" = "dhcp" ]; then
     confluent_mgr=$(grep ^deploy_server: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg)
     confluent_mgr=${confluent_mgr#deploy_server: }
-else
+fi
+if [ -z "$confluent_mgr" ]; then
     confluent_mgr=$(grep ^deploy_server_v6: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg)
     confluent_mgr=${confluent_mgr#deploy_server_v6: }
     confluent_mgr="[$confluent_mgr]"
@@ -77,7 +78,8 @@ v4cfg=${v4cfg#ipv4_method: }
 if [ "$v4cfg" = "static" ] || [ "$v4cfg" = "dhcp" ]; then
     confluent_mgr=$(grep ^deploy_server: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg)
     confluent_mgr=${confluent_mgr#deploy_server: }
-else
+fi
+if [ -z "$confluent_mgr" ]; then
     confluent_mgr=$(grep ^deploy_server_v6: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg)
     confluent_mgr=${confluent_mgr#deploy_server_v6: }
     confluent_mgr="[$confluent_mgr]"
@@ -104,7 +106,8 @@ v4cfg=${v4cfg#ipv4_method: }
 if [ "$v4cfg" = "static" ] || [ "$v4cfg" = "dhcp" ]; then
     confluent_mgr=$(grep ^deploy_server: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg)
     confluent_mgr=${confluent_mgr#deploy_server: }
-else
+fi
+if [ -z "$confluent_mgr" ]; then
     confluent_mgr=$(grep ^deploy_server_v6: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg)
     confluent_mgr=${confluent_mgr#deploy_server_v6: }
     confluent_mgr="[$confluent_mgr]"