diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 94de4e5f..fe5840c9 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ os_supported_matrix:
   # RHEL-based
   RedHat:
     min_version: '6'
+  Rocky:
+    min_version: '6'
   CentOS:
     min_version: '6'
   Fedora:
diff --git a/tasks/host_volume.yml b/tasks/host_volume.yml
index 9fe6ce14..60b08c9f 100644
--- a/tasks/host_volume.yml
+++ b/tasks/host_volume.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+- name: check nomad host volumes existence
+  stat:
+    path: "{{ item.path }}"
+  become: true
+  register: nomad_host_volumes_stat
+  loop: "{{ nomad_host_volumes }}"
+
 - name: create volume {{ item['name'] }}
   file:
     path: "{{ item['path'] }}"
@@ -5,4 +12,4 @@
     group: "{{ item['group'] | default(nomad_group) }}"
     state: directory
     mode: "{{ item['mode'] | default('0755') }}"
-  with_items: "{{ nomad_host_volumes }}"
+  loop: "{{ nomad_host_volumes | zip(nomad_host_volumes_stat.results) | selectattr('1.stat.exists', 'equalto', false) | map(attribute='0') | list }}"
diff --git a/vars/RedHat.yml b/vars/RedHat.yml
index 73d2e341..dd7381b0 100644
--- a/vars/RedHat.yml
+++ b/vars/RedHat.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ nomad_os_packages:
   - git
   - "{% if ( ansible_distribution  == 'Fedora' and ansible_distribution_version is version('28', '<') ) or \
       ( ansible_distribution  == 'CentOS' and ansible_distribution_version is version('8', '<') ) or \
+      ( ansible_distribution  == 'Rocky' and ansible_distribution_version is version('8', '<') ) or \
       ( ansible_distribution  == 'Amazon' and ansible_distribution_version is version('3', '<') ) or \
       ( ansible_distribution  == 'OracleLinux' and ansible_distribution_version is version('8', '<') ) \
     %}\