diff --git a/pkg/blobfuse-proxy/init.sh b/pkg/blobfuse-proxy/init.sh
index e41da2bdb..af4487c02 100755
--- a/pkg/blobfuse-proxy/init.sh
+++ b/pkg/blobfuse-proxy/init.sh
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ DISTRIBUTION=$($HOST_CMD cat /etc/os-release | grep ^ID= | cut -d'=' -f2 | tr -d
 ARCH=$($HOST_CMD uname -m)
 echo "Linux distribution: $DISTRIBUTION, Arch: $ARCH"
 
-# install blobfuse-proxy and blobfuse/blofuse2 if needed
+# install blobfuse-proxy and blobfuse/blobfuse2 if needed
 case "${DISTRIBUTION}" in
-  "rhcos" | "cos" | "gardenlinux")
+  "rhcos" | "rhel" | "cos" | "gardenlinux")
     . ./blobfuse-proxy/install-proxy-rhcos.sh
     ;;
   *)
diff --git a/pkg/blobfuse-proxy/server/server.go b/pkg/blobfuse-proxy/server/server.go
index 589a474db..9730c83dd 100644
--- a/pkg/blobfuse-proxy/server/server.go
+++ b/pkg/blobfuse-proxy/server/server.go
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ func getBlobfuseVersion() BlobfuseVersion {
 		return BlobfuseV2
 	}
 
-	if strings.EqualFold(osinfo.Distro, "rhcos") {
-		klog.V(2).Info("proxy default using blobfuse V2 for mounting on RHCOS")
+	if strings.EqualFold(osinfo.Distro, "rhcos") || strings.EqualFold(osinfo.Distro, "rhel") {
+		klog.V(2).Info("proxy default using blobfuse V2 for mounting on RHCOS/RHEL")
 		return BlobfuseV2
 	}