diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/firstboot.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/firstboot.sh
index 1762ed01..c343b26f 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/firstboot.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/firstboot.sh
@@ -33,16 +33,21 @@ export nodename confluent_mgr confluent_profile
 exec >> /var/log/confluent/confluent-firstboot.log
 exec 2>> /var/log/confluent/confluent-firstboot.log
 chmod 600 /var/log/confluent/confluent-firstboot.log
+if [ ! -f /etc/confluent/firstboot.ran ]; then
+    cat /etc/confluent/tls/*.pem >> /etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt
+    confluentpython /root/confignet
+    rm /root/confignet
+fi
+
+
 while ! ping -c 1 $confluent_pingtarget >& /dev/null; do
 	sleep 1
 done
 
+
 if [ ! -f /etc/confluent/firstboot.ran ]; then
     touch /etc/confluent/firstboot.ran
 
-    cat /etc/confluent/tls/*.pem >> /etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt
-    run_remote_python confignet
-
     run_remote firstboot.custom
     # Firstboot scripts may be placed into firstboot.d, e.g. firstboot.d/01-firstaction.sh, firstboot.d/02-secondaction.sh
     run_remote_parts firstboot.d
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh
index 362a7945..f5e9bf84 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/post.sh
@@ -47,5 +47,8 @@ run_remote_parts post.d
 
 # Induce execution of remote configuration, e.g. ansible plays in ansible/post.d/
 run_remote_config post.d
+cd /root
+fetch_remote confignet
+cd -
 curl -sf -X POST -d 'status: staged' -H "CONFLUENT_NODENAME: $nodename" -H "CONFLUENT_APIKEY: $apikey" https://$confluent_mgr/confluent-api/self/updatestatus
 kill $logshowpid