diff --git a/hieradata/os/AlmaLinux/all_releases.yaml b/hieradata/os/AlmaLinux/all_releases.yaml
index 67c4246..c20b8bb 100644
--- a/hieradata/os/AlmaLinux/all_releases.yaml
+++ b/hieradata/os/AlmaLinux/all_releases.yaml
@@ -5,11 +5,15 @@ profiles::firewall::firewalld::ensure_service: 'stopped'
 profiles::firewall::firewalld::enable_service: false
 profiles::puppet::agent::puppet_version: '7.26.0'
 
+hiera_include:
+  - profiles::almalinux::base
+
 profiles::packages::install:
   - lzo
-  - xz
+  - network-scripts
   - policycoreutils
   - unar
+  - xz
 
 lm-sensors::package: lm_sensors
 
diff --git a/site/profiles/manifests/almalinux/base.pp b/site/profiles/manifests/almalinux/base.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec83a0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site/profiles/manifests/almalinux/base.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# base almalinux settings
+class profiles::almalinux::base {
+
+  file {'/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ens18':
+    ensure => absent,
+  }
+  -> service {'NetworkManager':
+    ensure  => false,
+    enable  => false,
+    require => Package['network-scripts'],
+  }
+  -> service {'network':
+    ensure  => true,
+    enable  => true,
+    require => Package['network-scripts'],
+  }
+}