diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index ad6d231..11f9caa 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 ---
+- include_vars: "{{ var_files }}"
+  vars:
+    var_files: "{{ lookup('first_found', params, errors='ignore') }}"
+    params:
+      files:
+        - "{{ ansible_lsb.id | default('') | lower }}.yml"
+        - "{{ ansible_os_family | lower }}-{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}.yml"
+        - "{{ ansible_os_family | lower }}.yml"
+      paths:
+        - "vars"
+  when: var_files
+
 - import_tasks: prepare.yml
 - import_tasks: install.yml
 - import_tasks: tls.yml
diff --git a/tasks/prepare.yml b/tasks/prepare.yml
index 78e8c53..e7b203f 100644
--- a/tasks/prepare.yml
+++ b/tasks/prepare.yml
@@ -11,11 +11,7 @@
       package:
         name: "{{ item }}"
         state: present
-      loop:
-        - "java-{{ unifi_openjdk_version }}-openjdk"
-        - unzip
-        - wget
-        - pyOpenSSL
+      loop: "{{ __unifi_deps }}"
 
     - name: Create group '{{ unifi_group }}'
       group:
diff --git a/vars/redhat-7.yml b/vars/redhat-7.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e89d78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/redhat-7.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+__unifi_deps:
+  - "java-{{ unifi_openjdk_version }}-openjdk"
+  - unzip
+  - wget
+  - pyOpenSSL
diff --git a/vars/redhat-8.yml b/vars/redhat-8.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa401b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/redhat-8.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+__unifi_deps:
+  - "java-{{ unifi_openjdk_version }}-openjdk"
+  - unzip
+  - wget
+  - python3-pyOpenSSL