diff --git a/roles/install-packages/defaults/main.yml b/roles/install-packages/defaults/main.yml
index 572b867..7e79d54 100644
--- a/roles/install-packages/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/install-packages/defaults/main.yml
@@ -11,15 +11,14 @@ COMMON_PKGS:
   - fio
   - rsync
   - lsof
-
-EPEL_PKGS:
+EL_PKGS:
   - iperf3
   - nmap
   - lvm2
   - bind-utils
   - psmisc # may work on deb/ubuntu also? - provides killall
   - wget
-
+  - cockpit
 DEB_PKGS:
   - "{{ common_pkgs }}"
   - dnsutils
diff --git a/roles/install-packages/tasks/el.yml b/roles/install-packages/tasks/el.yml
index 8eed18a..838ed7f 100644
--- a/roles/install-packages/tasks/el.yml
+++ b/roles/install-packages/tasks/el.yml
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
 
 - name: install packages (EPEL/Fedora)
   package:
-    name: "{{ (COMMON_PKGS + EPEL_PKGS) | difference(ansible_facts.packages) }}"
+    name: "{{ item }}"
     state: present
+  with_items: "{{ (COMMON_PKGS + EL_PKGS) | difference(ansible_facts.packages) }}"