diff --git a/ansible/hypervisor_setup.yml b/ansible/hypervisor_setup.yml
index db5d4e4..1efffb5 100644
--- a/ansible/hypervisor_setup.yml
+++ b/ansible/hypervisor_setup.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
 ---
+- name: Gather os specific variables
+  include_vars: "{{ item }}"
+  with_first_found:
+    - files:
+        - "{{ ansible_distribution }}-{{ ansible_distribution_major_version}}.yml"
+        - "{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml"
+        - "{{ ansible_os_family }}.yml"
+      skip: true
+  tags: vars
+
 - name: Ensure general system requirements are installed
   package:
     name: "{{ system_requirements }}"
@@ -23,8 +33,8 @@
 
 - block:
     - name: Ensure Open vSwitch package is installed
-      yum:
-        name: openvswitch
+      package:
+        name: "{{ openvswitch_pkg_name }}"
       become: true
 
     - name: Ensure Open vSwitch is started and enabled
diff --git a/ansible/vars/Debian.yml b/ansible/vars/Debian.yml
index 1a81a8c..4719aec 100644
--- a/ansible/vars/Debian.yml
+++ b/ansible/vars/Debian.yml
@@ -2,3 +2,7 @@
 
 # path to `ip` from the `iproute2` package
 tenks_ip_path: /sbin/ip
+
+# package that provides the Open vSwitch daemon and userspace
+# utilities
+openvswitch_pkg_name: openvswitch-switch
diff --git a/ansible/vars/RedHat.yml b/ansible/vars/RedHat.yml
index 91162ab..67c12ee 100644
--- a/ansible/vars/RedHat.yml
+++ b/ansible/vars/RedHat.yml
@@ -2,3 +2,7 @@
 
 # path to `ip` from the `iproute2` package
 tenks_ip_path: /usr/sbin/ip
+
+# package that provides the Open vSwitch daemon and userspace
+# utilities
+openvswitch_pkg_name: openvswitch