diff --git a/group_vars/rocky8.yml b/group_vars/rocky8.yml
index ab9650b..38d05a5 100644
--- a/group_vars/rocky8.yml
+++ b/group_vars/rocky8.yml
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ ipcmd: >-
 virt_install_os_args: >-
   --location /var/lib/libvirt/images/Rocky-8.5-x86_64-minimal.iso
   --extra-args "inst.ks={{ ks_file }} console=ttyS0 net.ifnames=0 bootdev=eth0 {{ ipcmd }}"
-virt_install_os_variant: centos8
+virt_install_os_variant: rhel8-unknown