diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 7684cd1..0b46f99 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -70,3 +70,27 @@
     https_proxy: "{{ https_proxy }}"
     no_proxy: "{{ no_proxy }}"
   when: opdk_version | version_compare('4.17.05', '<=')
+
+
+- name: Check for existence of epel.repo
+  stat:
+    path: /etc/yum.repos.d/epel.repo
+  register: epel
+
+- block:
+
+  - name: expose baseurl in epel.repo definition
+    replace:
+       backup: yes
+       regexp: '^(#baseurl=)(.*)'
+       replace: 'baseurl=\2'
+       dest: '/etc/yum.repos.d/epel.repo'
+
+  - name: remove mirrorlist in epel.repo definition
+    replace:
+       backup: yes
+       regexp: '^(mirrorlist=)(.*)'
+       replace: '#mirrorlist=\2'
+       dest: /etc/yum.repos.d/epel.repo"
+
+  when: epel.stat.exists
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