diff --git a/spec/spec_helper_acceptance_local.rb b/spec/spec_helper_acceptance_local.rb
index f8995a21..8854b746 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper_acceptance_local.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper_acceptance_local.rb
@@ -1,196 +1,200 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 require 'singleton'
 require_relative '../util/apache_mod_platform_support'
 
 class LitmusHelper
   include Singleton
   include PuppetLitmus
 end
 
 class ApacheModTestFilterHelper
   include Singleton
 
   def initialize_ampc(os)
     @ampc = ApacheModPlatformCompatibility.new
     @ampc.generate_supported_platforms_versions
     @ampc.register_running_platform(os)
     @ampc.generate_mod_platform_exclusions
   end
 
   def mod_supported_on_platform?(mod)
     @ampc.mod_supported_on_platform?(mod)
   end
 
   def print_parsing_errors
     @ampc.print_parsing_errors
   end
 end
 
 RSpec.configure do |c|
   # IPv6 is not enabled by default in the new travis-ci Trusty environment (see https://github.com/travis-ci/travis-ci/issues/8891 )
   if ENV['CI'] == 'true'
     c.filter_run_excluding ipv6: true
   end
   c.before :suite do
     # Make sure selinux is disabled so the tests work.
     LitmusHelper.instance.run_shell('setenforce 0', expect_failures: true) if %r{redhat|oracle}.match?(os[:family])
 
     LitmusHelper.instance.run_shell('puppet module install stahnma/epel')
     pp = <<-PUPPETCODE
     # needed by tests
     package { 'curl':
       ensure   => 'latest',
     }
     # needed for netstat, for serverspec checks
     if $::osfamily == 'SLES' or $::osfamily == 'SUSE' {
       package { 'net-tools-deprecated':
         ensure   => 'latest',
       }
     }
     # needed for ss, for serverspec checks
     if $::operatingsystem == 'Ubuntu' and $::operatingsystemmajrelease !~ /14.04|16.04/ {
       package { 'iproute2':
         ensure   => 'latest',
       }
     }
     if $::osfamily == 'RedHat' {
       if $::operatingsystemmajrelease == '5' or $::operatingsystemmajrelease == '6'{
         class { 'epel':
           epel_baseurl => "http://osmirror.delivery.puppetlabs.net/epel${::operatingsystemmajrelease}-\\$basearch/RPMS.all",
           epel_mirrorlist => "http://osmirror.delivery.puppetlabs.net/epel${::operatingsystemmajrelease}-\\$basearch/RPMS.all",
         }
         } elsif $::operatingsystemmajrelease == '8' {
           class { 'epel':
                 os_maj_release => "7",
                 epel_baseurl => "http://osmirror.delivery.puppetlabs.net/epel7-\\$basearch/RPMS.all",
                 epel_mirrorlist => "http://osmirror.delivery.puppetlabs.net/epel7-\\$basearch/RPMS.all",
           }
       } else {
         class { 'epel': }
       }
     }
     PUPPETCODE
     LitmusHelper.instance.apply_manifest(pp)
 
     # Ensure ipv6 is enabled on our Debian 11 Docker boxes
     LitmusHelper.instance.run_shell('sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=0') if %r{debian}.match?(os[:family]) && os[:release].to_f == 11
+
+    # Install iproute on AlmaLinux
+    # Package is used to check if ports are listening
+    LitmusHelper.instance.run_shell('sudo dnf install iproute -y') if %r{redhat}.match?(os[:family]) && os[:release].to_f >= 8
   end
 
   c.after :suite do
     ApacheModTestFilterHelper.instance.print_parsing_errors
   end
 end
 
 def apache_settings_hash
   osfamily               = os[:family]
   operatingsystemrelease = os[:release].to_f
   apache = {}
   case osfamily
   when 'redhat', 'oracle'
     apache['httpd_dir']        = '/etc/httpd'
     apache['confd_dir']        = '/etc/httpd/conf.d'
     apache['conf_file']        = '/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf'
     apache['ports_file']       = '/etc/httpd/conf/ports.conf'
     apache['vhost_dir']        = '/etc/httpd/conf.d'
     apache['vhost']            = '/etc/httpd/conf.d/15-default-80.conf'
     apache['run_dir']          = '/var/run/httpd'
     apache['doc_root']         = '/var/www'
     apache['service_name']     = 'httpd'
     apache['package_name']     = 'httpd'
     apache['error_log']        = 'error_log'
     apache['suphp_handler']    = 'php5-script'
     apache['suphp_configpath'] = 'undef'
     if operatingsystemrelease >= 8 && osfamily == 'redhat'
       apache['version']     = '2.4'
       apache['mod_dir']     = '/etc/httpd/conf.modules.d'
       apache['mod_ssl_dir'] = apache['mod_dir']
     elsif operatingsystemrelease >= 7 && osfamily == 'redhat'
       apache['version']     = '2.4'
       apache['mod_dir']     = '/etc/httpd/conf.modules.d'
       apache['mod_ssl_dir'] = apache['confd_dir']
     elsif operatingsystemrelease >= 7 && osfamily == 'oracle'
       apache['version']     = '2.4'
       apache['mod_dir']     = '/etc/httpd/conf.modules.d'
       apache['mod_ssl_dir'] = apache['confd_dir']
     else
       apache['version']     = '2.2'
       apache['mod_dir']     = '/etc/httpd/conf.d'
       apache['mod_ssl_dir'] = apache['mod_dir']
     end
   when 'debian', 'ubuntu'
     apache['httpd_dir']        = '/etc/apache2'
     apache['confd_dir']        = '/etc/apache2/conf.d'
     apache['mod_dir']          = '/etc/apache2/mods-available'
     apache['conf_file']        = '/etc/apache2/apache2.conf'
     apache['ports_file']       = '/etc/apache2/ports.conf'
     apache['vhost']            = '/etc/apache2/sites-available/15-default-80.conf'
     apache['vhost_dir']        = '/etc/apache2/sites-enabled'
     apache['run_dir']          = '/var/run/apache2'
     apache['doc_root']         = '/var/www'
     apache['service_name']     = 'apache2'
     apache['package_name']     = 'apache2'
     apache['error_log']        = 'error.log'
     apache['suphp_handler']    = 'x-httpd-php'
     apache['suphp_configpath'] = '/etc/php5/apache2'
     apache['version']          = '2.4'
     apache['mod_ssl_dir']      = apache['mod_dir']
   when 'freebsd'
     apache['httpd_dir']        = '/usr/local/etc/apache24'
     apache['confd_dir']        = '/usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes'
     apache['mod_dir']          = '/usr/local/etc/apache24/Modules'
     apache['conf_file']        = '/usr/local/etc/apache24/httpd.conf'
     apache['ports_file']       = '/usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/ports.conf'
     apache['vhost']            = '/usr/local/etc/apache24/Vhosts/15-default-80.conf'
     apache['vhost_dir']        = '/usr/local/etc/apache24/Vhosts'
     apache['run_dir']          = '/var/run/apache24'
     apache['doc_root']         = '/var/www'
     apache['service_name']     = 'apache24'
     apache['package_name']     = 'apache24'
     apache['error_log']        = 'http-error.log'
     apache['version']          = '2.2'
     apache['mod_ssl_dir']      = apache['mod_dir']
   when 'gentoo'
     apache['httpd_dir']        = '/etc/apache2'
     apache['confd_dir']        = '/etc/apache2/conf.d'
     apache['mod_dir']          = '/etc/apache2/modules.d'
     apache['conf_file']        = '/etc/apache2/httpd.conf'
     apache['ports_file']       = '/etc/apache2/ports.conf'
     apache['vhost']            = '/etc/apache2/vhosts.d/15-default-80.conf'
     apache['vhost_dir']        = '/etc/apache2/vhosts.d'
     apache['run_dir']          = '/var/run/apache2'
     apache['doc_root']         = '/var/www'
     apache['service_name']     = 'apache2'
     apache['package_name']     = 'www-servers/apache'
     apache['error_log']        = 'http-error.log'
     apache['version']          = '2.4'
     apache['mod_ssl_dir']      = apache['mod_dir']
   when 'suse', 'sles'
     apache['httpd_dir']        = '/etc/apache2'
     apache['confd_dir']        = '/etc/apache2/conf.d'
     apache['mod_dir']          = '/etc/apache2/mods-available'
     apache['conf_file']        = '/etc/apache2/httpd.conf'
     apache['ports_file']       = '/etc/apache2/ports.conf'
     apache['vhost']            = '/etc/apache2/sites-available/15-default-80.conf'
     apache['vhost_dir']        = '/etc/apache2/sites-available'
     apache['run_dir']          = '/var/run/apache2'
     apache['doc_root']         = '/srv/www'
     apache['service_name']     = 'apache2'
     apache['package_name']     = 'apache2'
     apache['error_log']        = 'error.log'
     apache['version'] = if operatingsystemrelease < 12
                           '2.2'
                         else
                           '2.4'
                         end
     apache['mod_ssl_dir'] = apache['mod_dir']
   else
     raise 'unable to figure out what apache version'
   end
   apache
 end
 
 def mod_supported_on_platform?(mod)
   return false if ENV['DISABLE_MOD_TEST_EXCLUSION']
   ApacheModTestFilterHelper.instance.mod_supported_on_platform?(mod)
 end