diff --git a/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml b/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
index 3d8e29f73..33947b6cc 100644
--- a/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,15 @@
   with_items: docker_package_info.pkgs
   when: docker_package_info.pkgs|length > 0
 
+- name: Centos needs xfs storage type for devicemapper if used
+  lineinfile:
+    dest: /etc/sysconfig/docker-storage
+    line: "DOCKER_STORAGE_OPTIONS='--storage-opt dm.fs=xfs'"
+    regexp: '^DOCKER_STORAGE_OPTIONS=.*$'
+    state: present
+    backup: yes
+  when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
+
 - meta: flush_handlers
 
 - name: ensure docker service is started and enabled
diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/tasks/main.yml b/roles/network_plugin/tasks/main.yml
index db184c352..2d098d865 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/tasks/main.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 - name: Set docker daemon options
   template:
     src: docker
-    dest: "/etc/default/docker"
+    dest: "{{ '/etc/sysconfig/docker-network' if ansible_os_family == 'RedHat' else '/etc/default/docker' }}"
     owner: root
     group: root
     mode: 0644
diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/templates/docker b/roles/network_plugin/templates/docker
index eefd150e1..2f547a6c3 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/templates/docker
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/templates/docker
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Deployed by Ansible
 {% if init_system == "sysvinit" and kube_network_plugin == "flannel" and ansible_os_family == "Debian" %}
 DOCKER_OPTS="--bip={{ flannel_subnet }} --mtu={{ flannel_mtu }}"
+{% elif kube_network_plugin == "flannel" and ansible_os_family == "RedHat" %}
+DOCKER_NETWORK_OPTIONS="--bip={{ flannel_subnet }} --mtu={{ flannel_mtu }}"
 {% elif kube_network_plugin == "flannel" %}
 OPTIONS="--bip={{ flannel_subnet }} --mtu={{ flannel_mtu }}"
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/templates/systemd-docker.service b/roles/network_plugin/templates/systemd-docker.service
index 3275c6e24..43b49618f 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/templates/systemd-docker.service
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/templates/systemd-docker.service
@@ -11,7 +11,13 @@ Requires=docker.socket
 
 [Service]
 Type=notify
+{% if ansible_os_family == "RedHat" %}
+EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/docker
+EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/docker-network
+EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/docker-storage
+{% elif ansible_os_family == "Debian" %}
 EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/docker
+{% endif %}
 Environment=GOTRACEBACK=crash
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/docker daemon \
           $OPTIONS \