diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/initqueue/01-confluent.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/initqueue/01-confluent.sh
index 35097b7e..3586facc 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/initqueue/01-confluent.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/initqueue/01-confluent.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ umask 0077
 echo $apikey > /etc/confluent.apikey
 umask $oum
 mgr="[$mgr]"
-curl -f -H "CONFLUENT_NODENAME: $nodename" -H "CONFLUENT_APIKEY: $apikey" https://$mgr/confluent-api/self/deploycfg > /tmp/confluent.deploycfg
+/usr/libexec/platform-python /opt/confluent/bin/apiclient /confluent-api/self/deploycfg > /tmp/confluent.deploycfg
 
 dnsdomain=$(grep ^dnsdomain: /tmp/confluent.deploycfg)
 dnsdomain=${dnsdomain#dnsdomain: }
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/pre-pivot/01-confluent.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/pre-pivot/01-confluent.sh
index 5c241a4f..543e5291 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/pre-pivot/01-confluent.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/initramfs/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/pre-pivot/01-confluent.sh
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ for i in /ssh/*.ca; do
 done
 cp /etc/confluent.apikey /sysroot/etc/
 cp /etc/confluent.apikey /sysroot/etc/confluent/
+cp /opt/confluent/bin/apiclient /sysroot/etc/confluent
 cp /tmp/confluent.deploycfg /tmp/confluent.info /sysroot/etc/
 cp /tmp/confluent.deploycfg /tmp/confluent.info /sysroot/etc/confluent