diff --git a/core/src/epicli/data/common/ansible/playbooks/roles/repository/files/client/RedHat/add-epirepo-client.sh b/core/src/epicli/data/common/ansible/playbooks/roles/repository/files/client/RedHat/add-epirepo-client.sh
index 035e148361..fd6c3c313d 100644
--- a/core/src/epicli/data/common/ansible/playbooks/roles/repository/files/client/RedHat/add-epirepo-client.sh
+++ b/core/src/epicli/data/common/ansible/playbooks/roles/repository/files/client/RedHat/add-epirepo-client.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 REPOSITORY_URL=$1
 
-curl -I -L $REPOSITORY_URL | grep "HTTP/1.1 200 OK"
+CURL_CMD="curl --head --location --connect-timeout 30 --silent --show-error $REPOSITORY_URL"
+CURL_OUTPUT=$($CURL_CMD 2>&1) || { echo "Command failed: $CURL_CMD"; echo "Output was: $CURL_OUTPUT"; exit 2; }
+
+egrep 'HTTP/.{1,3} 200 OK' <<< "$CURL_OUTPUT" || { echo "HTTP 200 status code not found"; exit 3; }
 
 cat << EOF > /etc/yum.repos.d/epirepo.repo
 [epirepo]
diff --git a/core/src/epicli/data/common/ansible/playbooks/roles/repository/files/download-requirements/centos-7/requirements.txt b/core/src/epicli/data/common/ansible/playbooks/roles/repository/files/download-requirements/centos-7/requirements.txt
index db67fc1acf..facfab1574 100644
--- a/core/src/epicli/data/common/ansible/playbooks/roles/repository/files/download-requirements/centos-7/requirements.txt
+++ b/core/src/epicli/data/common/ansible/playbooks/roles/repository/files/download-requirements/centos-7/requirements.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ mod_ssl
 yum-utils
 
 [packages]
+audit # for docker-ce
+audit-libs # for docker-ce
 bash-completion
 ca-certificates
 cifs-utils
diff --git a/core/src/epicli/data/common/ansible/playbooks/roles/repository/files/download-requirements/redhat-7/requirements.txt b/core/src/epicli/data/common/ansible/playbooks/roles/repository/files/download-requirements/redhat-7/requirements.txt
index db67fc1acf..facfab1574 100644
--- a/core/src/epicli/data/common/ansible/playbooks/roles/repository/files/download-requirements/redhat-7/requirements.txt
+++ b/core/src/epicli/data/common/ansible/playbooks/roles/repository/files/download-requirements/redhat-7/requirements.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ mod_ssl
 yum-utils
 
 [packages]
+audit # for docker-ce
+audit-libs # for docker-ce
 bash-completion
 ca-certificates
 cifs-utils
diff --git a/core/src/epicli/data/common/ansible/playbooks/roles/repository/files/server/RedHat/create-repository.sh b/core/src/epicli/data/common/ansible/playbooks/roles/repository/files/server/RedHat/create-repository.sh
index 336fa6c4f2..51db3ee162 100644
--- a/core/src/epicli/data/common/ansible/playbooks/roles/repository/files/server/RedHat/create-repository.sh
+++ b/core/src/epicli/data/common/ansible/playbooks/roles/repository/files/server/RedHat/create-repository.sh
@@ -12,4 +12,9 @@ fi
 setenforce 0
 systemctl start httpd
 
-createrepo $EPI_REPO_SERVER_PATH/packages
\ No newline at end of file
+createrepo $EPI_REPO_SERVER_PATH/packages
+
+if systemctl is-active firewalld; then
+  firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=http
+  firewall-cmd --reload
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/src/epicli/data/common/ansible/playbooks/roles/repository/tasks/RedHat/setup.yml b/core/src/epicli/data/common/ansible/playbooks/roles/repository/tasks/RedHat/setup.yml
index 0e83cf9548..0c1cc9f7f0 100644
--- a/core/src/epicli/data/common/ansible/playbooks/roles/repository/tasks/RedHat/setup.yml
+++ b/core/src/epicli/data/common/ansible/playbooks/roles/repository/tasks/RedHat/setup.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - name: Create epirepo repository
   shell: >-
-    /tmp/epi-repository-setup-scripts/create-repository.sh /var/www/html/epirepo {{ offline_mode }} |&
+    set -o pipefail && /tmp/epi-repository-setup-scripts/create-repository.sh /var/www/html/epirepo {{ offline_mode }} |&
     tee /tmp/epi-repository-setup-scripts/create-repository.log
   when:
     - not custom_repository_url
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
       shell: /tmp/epi-repository-setup-scripts/disable-system-repos.sh
     - name: Add and enable epirepo
       shell: >-
-        /tmp/epi-repository-setup-scripts/add-epirepo-client.sh {{ repository_url }} |&
+        set -o pipefail && /tmp/epi-repository-setup-scripts/add-epirepo-client.sh {{ repository_url }} |&
         tee /tmp/epi-repository-setup-scripts/add-epirepo-client.log