diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 70fbdba..0303d02 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -1,338 +1,342 @@
 # @api private
 class postgresql::params inherits postgresql::globals {
   $version                      = $postgresql::globals::globals_version
   $postgis_version              = $postgresql::globals::globals_postgis_version
   $listen_addresses             = undef
   $port                         = 5432
   $log_line_prefix              = undef
   $ip_mask_deny_postgres_user   = '0.0.0.0/0'
   $ip_mask_allow_all_users      = '127.0.0.1/32'
   $ipv4acls                     = []
   $ipv6acls                     = []
   $encoding                     = $postgresql::globals::encoding
   $locale                       = $postgresql::globals::locale
   $data_checksums               = $postgresql::globals::data_checksums
   $timezone                     = $postgresql::globals::timezone
   $service_ensure               = 'running'
   $service_enable               = true
   $service_manage               = true
   $service_restart_on_change    = true
   $service_provider             = $postgresql::globals::service_provider
   $manage_pg_hba_conf           = pick($manage_pg_hba_conf, true)
   $manage_pg_ident_conf         = pick($manage_pg_ident_conf, true)
   $manage_recovery_conf         = pick($manage_recovery_conf, false)
   $manage_postgresql_conf_perms = pick($manage_postgresql_conf_perms, true)
   $manage_selinux               = pick($manage_selinux, false)
   $package_ensure               = 'present'
   $module_workdir               = pick($module_workdir,'/tmp')
   $password_encryption          = undef
   $extra_systemd_config         = ''
   $manage_datadir               = true
   $manage_logdir                = true
   $manage_xlogdir               = true
 
   # Amazon Linux's OS Family is 'Linux', operating system 'Amazon'.
   case $facts['os']['family'] {
     'RedHat', 'Linux': {
       $link_pg_config     = true
       $user               = pick($user, 'postgres')
       $group              = pick($group, 'postgres')
       $needs_initdb       = pick($needs_initdb, true)
       $version_parts      = split($version, '[.]')
       $package_version    = "${version_parts[0]}${version_parts[1]}"
 
       if $version == $postgresql::globals::default_version and $facts['os']['name'] != 'Amazon' or $postgresql::globals::manage_dnf_module {
         $client_package_name    = pick($client_package_name, 'postgresql')
         $server_package_name    = pick($server_package_name, 'postgresql-server')
         $contrib_package_name   = pick($contrib_package_name,'postgresql-contrib')
         $devel_package_name     = pick($devel_package_name, 'postgresql-devel')
         $java_package_name      = pick($java_package_name, 'postgresql-jdbc')
         $docs_package_name      = pick($docs_package_name, 'postgresql-docs')
         $plperl_package_name    = pick($plperl_package_name, 'postgresql-plperl')
         $plpython_package_name  = pick($plpython_package_name, 'postgresql-plpython')
         $service_name           = pick($service_name, 'postgresql')
         $bindir                 = pick($bindir, '/usr/bin')
         $datadir                = $facts['os']['name'] ? {
           'Amazon' => pick($datadir, "/var/lib/pgsql${package_version}/data"),
           default  => pick($datadir, '/var/lib/pgsql/data'),
         }
         $confdir                = pick($confdir, $datadir)
       } else {
         $client_package_name    = pick($client_package_name, "postgresql${package_version}")
         $server_package_name    = pick($server_package_name, "postgresql${package_version}-server")
         $contrib_package_name   = pick($contrib_package_name,"postgresql${package_version}-contrib")
         $devel_package_name     = pick($devel_package_name, "postgresql${package_version}-devel")
         $java_package_name      = pick($java_package_name, "postgresql${package_version}-jdbc")
         $docs_package_name      = pick($docs_package_name, "postgresql${package_version}-docs")
         $plperl_package_name    = pick($plperl_package_name, "postgresql${package_version}-plperl")
         $plpython_package_name  = pick($plpython_package_name, "postgresql${package_version}-plpython")
         $service_name           = $facts['os']['name'] ? {
           'Amazon' => pick($service_name, "postgresql${version_parts[0]}${version_parts[1]}"),
           default  => pick($service_name, "postgresql-${version}"),
         }
         $bindir                 = $facts['os']['name'] ? {
           'Amazon' => pick($bindir, '/usr/bin'),
           default  => pick($bindir, "/usr/pgsql-${version}/bin"),
         }
         $datadir                = $facts['os']['name'] ? {
           'Amazon' => pick($datadir, "/var/lib/pgsql${package_version}/data"),
           default  => pick($datadir, "/var/lib/pgsql/${version}/data"),
         }
         $confdir                = pick($confdir, $datadir)
         $postgresql_conf_mode   = pick($postgresql_conf_mode, '0600')
       }
 
       case $facts['os']['name'] {
         'Amazon': {
           $service_reload = "service ${service_name} reload"
           $service_status = "service ${service_name} status"
         }
 
         # RHEL 5 uses SysV init, RHEL 6 uses upstart.  RHEL 7 and 8 both use systemd.
         'RedHat', 'CentOS', 'Scientific', 'OracleLinux': {
           if $facts['os']['release']['major'] in ['7', '8'] {
             $service_reload = "systemctl reload ${service_name}"
             $service_status = "systemctl status ${service_name}"
           } else {
             $service_reload = "service ${service_name} reload"
             $service_status = "service ${service_name} status"
           }
         }
 
         # Default will catch Fedora which uses systemd
         default: {
           $service_reload = "systemctl reload ${service_name}"
           $service_status = "systemctl status ${service_name}"
         }
       }
 
       $psql_path           = pick($psql_path, "${bindir}/psql")
 
       $perl_package_name   = pick($perl_package_name, 'perl-DBD-Pg')
-      $python_package_name = pick($python_package_name, 'python-psycopg2')
+      if $facts['os']['family'] == 'RedHat' and versioncmp($facts['os']['release']['major'], '8') >= 0 {
+        $python_package_name = pick($python_package_name, 'python3-psycopg2')
+      } else {
+        $python_package_name = pick($python_package_name, 'python-psycopg2')
+      }
 
       if $postgresql::globals::postgis_package_name {
         $postgis_package_name = $postgresql::globals::postgis_package_name
       } elsif $facts['os']['release']['major'] == '5' {
         $postgis_package_name = 'postgis'
       } elsif $postgis_version and versioncmp($postgis_version, '2') < 0 {
         $postgis_package_name = "postgis${package_version}"
       } else {
         $postgis_package_name = "postgis2_${package_version}"
       }
     }
 
     'Archlinux': {
       $link_pg_config     = true
       $needs_initdb       = pick($needs_initdb, true)
       $user               = pick($user, 'postgres')
       $group              = pick($group, 'postgres')
 
       # Archlinux doesn't have a client-package but has a libs package which
       # pulls in postgresql server
       $client_package_name    = pick($client_package_name, 'postgresql')
       $server_package_name    = pick($server_package_name, 'postgresql-libs')
       $java_package_name      = pick($java_package_name, 'postgresql-jdbc')
       # Archlinux doesn't have develop packages
       $devel_package_name     = pick($devel_package_name, 'postgresql-devel')
       # Archlinux postgresql package provides plperl
       $plperl_package_name    = pick($plperl_package_name, 'undef')
       $plpython_package_name  = pick($plpython_package_name, 'undef')
       $service_name           = pick($service_name, 'postgresql')
       $bindir                 = pick($bindir, '/usr/bin')
       $datadir                = pick($datadir, '/var/lib/postgres/data')
       $confdir                = pick($confdir, $datadir)
       $psql_path              = pick($psql_path, "${bindir}/psql")
 
       $service_status         = $service_status
       $service_reload         = "systemctl reload ${service_name}"
       $python_package_name    = pick($python_package_name, 'python-psycopg2')
       # Archlinux does not have a perl::DBD::Pg package
       $perl_package_name      = pick($perl_package_name, 'undef')
     }
 
     'Debian': {
       $link_pg_config     = false
       $user               = pick($user, 'postgres')
       $group              = pick($group, 'postgres')
 
       $needs_initdb = pick($needs_initdb, $postgresql::globals::manage_package_repo == true)
       $service_name = pick($service_name, 'postgresql')
 
       $client_package_name    = pick($client_package_name, "postgresql-client-${version}")
       $server_package_name    = pick($server_package_name, "postgresql-${version}")
       if $postgis_version and versioncmp($postgis_version, '2') < 0 {
         $postgis_package_name = pick($postgis_package_name, "postgresql-${version}-postgis")
       } elsif $postgis_version and versioncmp($postgis_version, '3') >= 0 {
         $postgis_package_name = pick($postgis_package_name, "postgresql-${version}-postgis-3")
       } else {
         $postgis_package_name = pick($postgis_package_name, "postgresql-${version}-postgis-${postgis_version}")
       }
       $devel_package_name     = pick($devel_package_name, 'libpq-dev')
       $java_package_name      = pick($java_package_name, 'libpostgresql-jdbc-java')
       $perl_package_name      = pick($perl_package_name, 'libdbd-pg-perl')
       $plperl_package_name    = pick($plperl_package_name, "postgresql-plperl-${version}")
       $plpython_package_name  = pick($plpython_package_name, "postgresql-plpython-${version}")
       $python_package_name    = pick($python_package_name, 'python-psycopg2')
 
       $bindir                 = pick($bindir, "/usr/lib/postgresql/${version}/bin")
       $datadir                = pick($datadir, "/var/lib/postgresql/${version}/main")
       $confdir                = pick($confdir, "/etc/postgresql/${version}/main")
       if $facts['os']['name'] == 'Debian' and versioncmp($facts['os']['release']['major'], '8') >= 0 {
         # Jessie uses systemd
         $service_status = pick($service_status, "/usr/sbin/service ${service_name}@*-main status")
       } elsif $facts['os']['name'] == 'Ubuntu' and versioncmp($facts['os']['release']['major'], '18.04') >= 0 {
         $service_status = pick($service_status, "/usr/sbin/service ${service_name}@*-main status")
       } elsif $facts['os']['name'] == 'Ubuntu' and versioncmp($facts['os']['release']['major'], '15.04') >= 0 {
         # Ubuntu releases since vivid use systemd
         $service_status = pick($service_status, "/usr/sbin/service ${service_name} status")
       } else {
         $service_status = pick($service_status, "/etc/init.d/${service_name} status | /bin/egrep -q 'Running clusters: .+|online'")
       }
       $service_reload         = "service ${service_name} reload"
       $psql_path              = pick($psql_path, '/usr/bin/psql')
       $postgresql_conf_mode   = pick($postgresql_conf_mode, '0644')
     }
 
     'Gentoo': {
       $user                = pick($user, 'postgres')
       $group               = pick($group, 'postgres')
 
       $client_package_name  = pick($client_package_name, 'UNSET')
       $server_package_name  = pick($server_package_name, 'postgresql')
       $devel_package_name   = pick_default($devel_package_name, undef)
       $java_package_name    = pick($java_package_name, 'jdbc-postgresql')
       $perl_package_name    = pick($perl_package_name, 'DBD-Pg')
       $plperl_package_name  = undef
       $python_package_name  = pick($python_package_name, 'psycopg')
 
       $service_name         = pick($service_name, "postgresql-${version}")
       $bindir               = pick($bindir, "/usr/lib/postgresql-${version}/bin")
       $datadir              = pick($datadir, "/var/lib/postgresql/${version}_data")
       $confdir              = pick($confdir, "/etc/postgresql-${version}")
       $service_status       = pick($service_status, "systemctl status ${service_name}")
       $service_reload       = "systemctl reload ${service_name}"
       $psql_path            = pick($psql_path, "${bindir}/psql")
 
       $needs_initdb         = pick($needs_initdb, true)
     }
 
     'FreeBSD': {
       case $version {
         '94', '95': {
           $user                 = pick($user, 'pgsql')
           $group                = pick($group, 'pgsql')
           $datadir              = pick($datadir, '/usr/local/pgsql/data')
         }
         default: {
           $user                 = pick($user, 'postgres')
           $group                = pick($group, 'postgres')
           $datadir              = pick($datadir, "/var/db/postgres/data${version}")
         }
       }
 
       $link_pg_config       = true
       $client_package_name  = pick($client_package_name, "databases/postgresql${version}-client")
       $server_package_name  = pick($server_package_name, "databases/postgresql${version}-server")
       $contrib_package_name = pick($contrib_package_name, "databases/postgresql${version}-contrib")
       $devel_package_name   = pick($devel_package_name, 'databases/postgresql-libpqxx3')
       $java_package_name    = pick($java_package_name, 'databases/postgresql-jdbc')
       $perl_package_name    = pick($plperl_package_name, 'databases/p5-DBD-Pg')
       $plperl_package_name  = pick($plperl_package_name, "databases/postgresql${version}-plperl")
       $python_package_name  = pick($python_package_name, 'databases/py-psycopg2')
 
       $service_name         = pick($service_name, 'postgresql')
       $bindir               = pick($bindir, '/usr/local/bin')
       $confdir              = pick($confdir, $datadir)
       $service_status       = pick($service_status, "/usr/local/etc/rc.d/${service_name} onestatus")
       $service_reload       = "service ${service_name} reload"
       $psql_path            = pick($psql_path, "${bindir}/psql")
 
       $needs_initdb         = pick($needs_initdb, true)
     }
 
     'OpenBSD': {
       $user                = pick($user, '_postgresql')
       $group               = pick($group, '_postgresql')
 
       $client_package_name  = pick($client_package_name, 'postgresql-client')
       $server_package_name  = pick($server_package_name, 'postgresql-server')
       $contrib_package_name = pick($contrib_package_name, 'postgresql-contrib')
       $devel_package_name   = pick($devel_package_name, 'postgresql-client')
       $java_package_name    = pick($java_package_name, 'postgresql-jdbc')
       $perl_package_name    = pick($perl_package_name, 'databases/p5-DBD-Pg')
       $plperl_package_name  = undef
       $python_package_name  = pick($python_package_name, 'py-psycopg2')
 
       $service_name         = pick($service_name, 'postgresql')
       $bindir               = pick($bindir, '/usr/local/bin')
       $datadir              = pick($datadir, '/var/postgresql/data')
       $confdir              = pick($confdir, $datadir)
       $service_status       = pick($service_status, "/etc/rc.d/${service_name} check")
       $service_reload       = "/etc/rc.d/${service_name} reload"
       $psql_path            = pick($psql_path, "${bindir}/psql")
 
       $needs_initdb         = pick($needs_initdb, true)
     }
 
     'Suse': {
       $link_pg_config       = true
       $user                 = pick($user, 'postgres')
       $group                = pick($group, 'postgres')
 
       $client_package_name  = pick($client_package_name, "postgresql${version}")
       $server_package_name  = pick($server_package_name, "postgresql${version}-server")
       $contrib_package_name = pick($contrib_package_name, "postgresql${version}-contrib")
       $devel_package_name   = pick($devel_package_name, "postgresql${version}-devel")
       $java_package_name    = pick($java_package_name, "postgresql${version}-jdbc")
       $perl_package_name    = pick($plperl_package_name, 'perl-DBD-Pg')
       $plperl_package_name  = pick($plperl_package_name, "postgresql${version}-plperl")
       $python_package_name  = pick($python_package_name, 'python-psycopg2')
 
       $service_name         = pick($service_name, 'postgresql')
       $bindir               = pick($bindir, "/usr/lib/postgresql${version}/bin")
       $datadir              = pick($datadir, '/var/lib/pgsql/data')
       $confdir              = pick($confdir, $datadir)
       if $facts['os']['name'] == 'SLES' and versioncmp($facts['os']['release']['full'], '11.4') <= 0 {
         $service_status     = pick($service_status, "/etc/init.d/${service_name} status")
         $service_reload     = "/etc/init.d/${service_name} reload"
       } else {
         $service_status     = pick($service_status, "systemctl status ${service_name}")
         $service_reload     = "systemctl reload ${service_name}"
       }
       $psql_path            = pick($psql_path, "${bindir}/psql")
 
       $needs_initdb         = pick($needs_initdb, true)
     }
 
     default: {
       $link_pg_config       = true
       $psql_path            = pick($psql_path, "${bindir}/psql")
 
       # Since we can't determine defaults on our own, we rely on users setting
       # parameters with the postgresql::globals class. Here we are checking
       # that the mandatory minimum is set for the module to operate.
       $err_prefix = "Module ${module_name} does not provide defaults for osfamily: ${facts['os']['family']} operatingsystem: ${facts['os']['name']}; please specify a value for ${module_name}::globals::"
       if ($needs_initdb == undef) { fail("${err_prefix}needs_initdb") }
       if ($service_name == undef) { fail("${err_prefix}service_name") }
       if ($client_package_name == undef) { fail("${err_prefix}client_package_name") }
       if ($server_package_name == undef) { fail("${err_prefix}server_package_name") }
       if ($bindir == undef) { fail("${err_prefix}bindir") }
       if ($datadir == undef) { fail("${err_prefix}datadir") }
       if ($confdir == undef) { fail("${err_prefix}confdir") }
     }
   }
 
   if($data_checksums and versioncmp($version, '9.3') < 0) {
     fail('data_checksums require version 9.3 or greater')
   }
 
   $validcon_script_path = pick($validcon_script_path, '/usr/local/bin/validate_postgresql_connection.sh')
   $initdb_path          = pick($initdb_path, "${bindir}/initdb")
   $pg_hba_conf_path     = pick($pg_hba_conf_path, "${confdir}/pg_hba.conf")
   $pg_hba_conf_defaults = pick($pg_hba_conf_defaults, true)
   $pg_ident_conf_path   = pick($pg_ident_conf_path, "${confdir}/pg_ident.conf")
   $postgresql_conf_path = pick($postgresql_conf_path, "${confdir}/postgresql.conf")
   $recovery_conf_path   = pick($recovery_conf_path, "${datadir}/recovery.conf")
   $default_database     = pick($default_database, 'postgres')
 }
diff --git a/spec/unit/classes/lib/python_spec.rb b/spec/unit/classes/lib/python_spec.rb
index cfc5afd..a0b8941 100644
--- a/spec/unit/classes/lib/python_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/classes/lib/python_spec.rb
@@ -1,43 +1,62 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'postgresql::lib::python', type: :class do
   describe 'on a redhat based os' do
     let :facts do
       {
         os: {
           family: 'RedHat',
           name: 'RedHat',
           release: { 'full' => '6.4', 'major' => '6' },
         },
       }
     end
 
     it {
       is_expected.to contain_package('python-psycopg2').with(
         name: 'python-psycopg2',
         ensure: 'present',
       )
     }
   end
 
+  describe 'on a redhat based os with python 3' do
+    let :facts do
+      {
+        os: {
+          family: 'RedHat',
+          name: 'RedHat',
+          release: { 'full' => '8.2', 'major' => '8' },
+        },
+      }
+    end
+
+    it {
+      is_expected.to contain_package('python-psycopg2').with(
+        name: 'python3-psycopg2',
+        ensure: 'present',
+      )
+    }
+  end
+
   describe 'on a debian based os' do
     let :facts do
       {
         os: {
           family: 'Debian',
           name: 'Debian',
           release: { 'full' => '8.0', 'major' => '8' },
         },
       }
     end
 
     it {
       is_expected.to contain_package('python-psycopg2').with(
         name: 'python-psycopg2',
         ensure: 'present',
       )
     }
   end
 end