diff --git a/site/profiles/templates/helpers/node_lookup.erb b/site/profiles/templates/helpers/node_lookup.erb
index d12c364..248f3e7 100644
--- a/site/profiles/templates/helpers/node_lookup.erb
+++ b/site/profiles/templates/helpers/node_lookup.erb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import requests
 import sys
 import argparse
 import json
+import os
 
 def build_query(node=None, fact_name=None, match=None, show_role=False):
     query_filters = []
@@ -23,8 +24,16 @@ def build_query(node=None, fact_name=None, match=None, show_role=False):
         return json.dumps(["and"] + query_filters)
 
 def query_puppetdb(query):
+    # Determine the correct SSL certificate path based on the OS
+    if os.path.exists('/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt'):  # Debian/Ubuntu
+        cert_path = '/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt'
+    elif os.path.exists('/etc/pki/tls/cert.pem'):  # RHEL/CentOS
+        cert_path = '/etc/pki/tls/cert.pem'
+    else:
+        raise FileNotFoundError("SSL certificate file not found.")
+
     url = 'https://puppetdbapi.main.unkin.net/pdb/query/v4/facts'
-    response = requests.get(url, params={'query': query}, verify='/etc/pki/tls/cert.pem')
+    response = requests.get(url, params={'query': query}, verify=cert_path)
     process_response(response)
 
 def process_response(response):