diff --git a/pkg/blobfuse-proxy/init.sh b/pkg/blobfuse-proxy/init.sh
index 003d3b7e9..31a71c14d 100755
--- a/pkg/blobfuse-proxy/init.sh
+++ b/pkg/blobfuse-proxy/init.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ echo "Linux distribution: $DISTRIBUTION, Arch: $ARCH"
 
 # install blobfuse-proxy and blobfuse/blofuse2 if needed
 case "${DISTRIBUTION}" in
-  "rhcos")
+  "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 38d460de5..62b568f28 100644
--- a/pkg/blobfuse-proxy/server/server.go
+++ b/pkg/blobfuse-proxy/server/server.go
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ 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
 	}