diff --git a/linux/ec2_register.yml b/linux/ec2_register.yml
index 7ce0d4f..d48705c 100644
--- a/linux/ec2_register.yml
+++ b/linux/ec2_register.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@
     hostname:
       name: "{{ inventory_hostname | regex_replace('_','-')}}"
 
+# Install subscription-manager if it's not there
+  - name: Install subscription-manager
+    ansible.builtin.yum:
+      name: subscription-manager
+      state: present
+
   - name: remove rhui client packages
     yum:
       name: rh-amazon-rhui-client*
diff --git a/linux/patching.yml b/linux/patching.yml
index bee3daa..582f33e 100644
--- a/linux/patching.yml
+++ b/linux/patching.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@
     report_server: node1
   
   tasks:
+# Install yum-utils if it's not there
+  - name: Install yum-utils
+    ansible.builtin.yum:
+      name: yum-utils
+      state: latest
+
   - include_role:
       name: demo.patching.patch_linux