diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/kickstart b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/kickstart
index 740d8646..a7742e10 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/kickstart
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/kickstart
@@ -54,15 +54,15 @@ tar
 %include /tmp/kickstart.custom
 
 %pre
-v6cfg=$(grep ^ipv6_method: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg)
-v6cfg=${v6cfg#ipv6_method: }
-if [ "$v6cfg" = "static" ]; then
+v4cfg=$(grep ^ipv4_method: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg)
+v4cfg=${v4cfg#ipv4_method: }
+if [ "$v4cfg" = "static" ] || [ "$v4cfg" = "dhcp" ]; then
+    confluent_mgr=$(grep ^deploy_server: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg)
+    confluent_mgr=${confluent_mgr#deploy_server: }
+else
     confluent_mgr=$(grep ^deploy_server_v6: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg)
     confluent_mgr=${confluent_mgr#deploy_server_v6: }
     confluent_mgr="[$confluent_mgr]"
-else
-    confluent_mgr=$(grep ^deploy_server: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg)
-    confluent_mgr=${confluent_mgr#deploy_server: }
 fi
 confluent_profile=$(grep ^profile: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg |awk '{print $2}')
 curl -f https://$confluent_mgr/confluent-public/os/$confluent_profile/scripts/pre.sh > /tmp/preinst.sh
@@ -72,15 +72,15 @@ curl -f https://$confluent_mgr/confluent-public/os/$confluent_profile/scripts/pr
 %post --nochroot
 mkdir -p /mnt/sysimage/etc/confluent
 confluent_profile=$(grep ^profile: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg |awk '{print $2}')
-v6cfg=$(grep ^ipv6_method: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg)
-v6cfg=${v6cfg#ipv6_method: }
-if [ "$v6cfg" = "static" ]; then
+v4cfg=$(grep ^ipv4_method: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg)
+v4cfg=${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
     confluent_mgr=$(grep ^deploy_server_v6: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg)
     confluent_mgr=${confluent_mgr#deploy_server_v6: }
     confluent_mgr="[$confluent_mgr]"
-else
-    confluent_mgr=$(grep ^deploy_server: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg)
-    confluent_mgr=${confluent_mgr#deploy_server: }
 fi
 curl -f https://$confluent_mgr/confluent-public/os/$confluent_profile/scripts/prechroot.sh > /tmp/postinst.sh
 . /tmp/postinst.sh
@@ -98,15 +98,15 @@ systemctl enable firstboot
 chgrp ssh_keys /etc/ssh/ssh*key
 restorecon /etc/ssh/ssh*key /root/.shosts /etc/ssh/shosts.equiv /etc/ssh/ssh_config.d/* /opt/confluent/bin/firstboot.sh
 confluent_profile=$(grep ^profile: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg |awk '{print $2}')
-v6cfg=$(grep ^ipv6_method: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg)
-v6cfg=${v6cfg#ipv6_method: }
-if [ "$v6cfg" = "static" ]; then
+v4cfg=$(grep ^ipv4_method: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg)
+v4cfg=${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
     confluent_mgr=$(grep ^deploy_server_v6: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg)
     confluent_mgr=${confluent_mgr#deploy_server_v6: }
     confluent_mgr="[$confluent_mgr]"
-else
-    confluent_mgr=$(grep ^deploy_server: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg)
-    confluent_mgr=${confluent_mgr#deploy_server: }
 fi
 curl -f https://$confluent_mgr/confluent-public/os/$confluent_profile/scripts/post.sh > /tmp/postinst.sh
 . /tmp/postinst.sh
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/firstboot.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/firstboot.sh
index fbbb3b36..a735e2cf 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/firstboot.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/firstboot.sh
@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@
 
 nodename=$(grep ^NODENAME /etc/confluent/confluent.info|awk '{print $2}')
 confluent_apikey=$(cat /etc/confluent/confluent.apikey)
-v6cfg=$(grep ^ipv6_method: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg)
-v6cfg=${v6cfg#ipv6_method: }
-if [ "$v6cfg" = "static" ]; then
+v4cfg=$(grep ^ipv4_method: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg)
+v4cfg=${v4cfg#ipv4_method: }
+if [ "$v4cfg" = "static" ] || [ "$v4cfg" = "dhcp" ]; then
+    confluent_mgr=$(grep ^deploy_server: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg)
+    confluent_mgr=${confluent_mgr#deploy_server: }
+    confluent_pingtarget=$confluent_mgr
+else
     confluent_mgr=$(grep ^deploy_server_v6: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg)
     confluent_mgr=${confluent_mgr#deploy_server_v6: }
     confluent_pingtarget=$confluent_mgr
     confluent_mgr="[$confluent_mgr]"
-else
-    confluent_mgr=$(grep ^deploy_server: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg)
-    confluent_mgr=${confluent_mgr#deploy_server: }
-    confluent_pingtarget=$confluent_mgr
 fi
 confluent_profile=$(grep ^profile: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg|awk '{print $2}')
 export nodename confluent_mgr confluent_profile