diff --git a/hieradata/os/AlmaLinux/AlmaLinux8.yaml b/hieradata/os/AlmaLinux/AlmaLinux8.yaml
index 7861fca..2b20df9 100644
--- a/hieradata/os/AlmaLinux/AlmaLinux8.yaml
+++ b/hieradata/os/AlmaLinux/AlmaLinux8.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 # hieradata/os/AlmaLinux/AlmaLinux8.yaml
 ---
+profiles::packages::include:
+  network-scripts: {}
diff --git a/hieradata/os/AlmaLinux/all_releases.yaml b/hieradata/os/AlmaLinux/all_releases.yaml
index 49da93e..998e923 100644
--- a/hieradata/os/AlmaLinux/all_releases.yaml
+++ b/hieradata/os/AlmaLinux/all_releases.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ hiera_include:
 
 profiles::packages::include:
   lzo: {}
-  network-scripts: {}
   policycoreutils: {}
   unar: {}
   xz: {}
diff --git a/site/profiles/manifests/almalinux/base.pp b/site/profiles/manifests/almalinux/base.pp
index 1304b27..60a38f2 100644
--- a/site/profiles/manifests/almalinux/base.pp
+++ b/site/profiles/manifests/almalinux/base.pp
@@ -8,14 +8,21 @@ class profiles::almalinux::base (
       ensure => absent,
     }
   }
-  service {'NetworkManager':
-    ensure  => false,
-    enable  => false,
-    require => Package['network-scripts'],
-  }
-  -> service {'network':
-    ensure  => true,
-    enable  => true,
-    require => Package['network-scripts'],
+  if $facts['os']['release'] == '8' {
+    service {'NetworkManager':
+      ensure  => false,
+      enable  => false,
+      require => Package['network-scripts'],
+    }
+    -> service {'network':
+      ensure  => true,
+      enable  => true,
+      require => Package['network-scripts'],
+    }
+  } elsif $facts['os']['release'] == '8' {
+    service {'NetworkManager':
+      ensure => true,
+      enable => true,
+    }
   }
 }