diff --git a/pytest_fixtures/core/contenthosts.py b/pytest_fixtures/core/contenthosts.py
index 485591ed7d9..6a4b18dbaf6 100644
--- a/pytest_fixtures/core/contenthosts.py
+++ b/pytest_fixtures/core/contenthosts.py
@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@ def rhel_contenthost(request):
         yield host
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope='module')
+def module_rhel_contenthost(request):
+    """A function-level fixture that provides a content host object parametrized"""
+    # Request should be parametrized through pytest_fixtures.fixture_markers
+    # unpack params dict
+    with Broker(**host_conf(request), host_class=ContentHost) as host:
+        yield host
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(params=[{'rhel_version': '7'}])
 def rhel7_contenthost(request):
     """A function-level fixture that provides a rhel7 content host object"""
@@ -268,8 +277,10 @@ def sat_upgrade_chost():
 def custom_host(request):
     """A rhel content host that passes custom host config through request.param"""
     deploy_args = request.param
-    # if 'deploy_rhel_version' is not set, let's default to RHEL 8
-    deploy_args['deploy_rhel_version'] = deploy_args.get('deploy_rhel_version', '8')
+    # if 'deploy_rhel_version' is not set, let's default to what's in server.yaml
+    deploy_args['deploy_rhel_version'] = deploy_args.get(
+        'deploy_rhel_version', settings.server.version.rhel_version
+    )
     deploy_args['workflow'] = 'deploy-rhel'
     with Broker(**deploy_args, host_class=Satellite) as host:
         yield host
diff --git a/tests/foreman/destructive/test_capsule_loadbalancer.py b/tests/foreman/destructive/test_capsule_loadbalancer.py
index a0675abec2b..2f81aa5d16d 100644
--- a/tests/foreman/destructive/test_capsule_loadbalancer.py
+++ b/tests/foreman/destructive/test_capsule_loadbalancer.py
@@ -22,34 +22,47 @@
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope='module')
-def content_for_client(module_target_sat, module_org, module_lce, module_cv, module_ak):
+def content_for_client(request, module_target_sat, module_org, module_lce, module_cv, module_ak):
     """Setup content to be used by haproxy and client
 
     :return: Activation key, client lifecycle environment(used by setup_capsules())
     """
-    module_target_sat.cli_factory.setup_org_for_a_custom_repo(
-        {
-            'url': settings.repos.RHEL7_OS,
-            'organization-id': module_org.id,
-            'content-view-id': module_cv.id,
-            'lifecycle-environment-id': module_lce.id,
-            'activationkey-id': module_ak.id,
-        }
-    )
+    rhel_ver = settings.content_host.default_rhel_version
+    if rhel_ver > 7:
+        for repo in eval(f'settings.repos.RHEL{rhel_ver}_OS'):
+            module_target_sat.cli_factory.setup_org_for_a_custom_repo(
+                {
+                    'url': repo,
+                    'organization-id': module_org.id,
+                    'content-view-id': module_cv.id,
+                    'lifecycle-environment-id': module_lce.id,
+                    'activationkey-id': module_ak.id,
+                }
+            )
+    else:
+        module_target_sat.cli_factory.setup_org_for_a_custom_repo(
+            {
+                'url': eval(f'settings.repos.RHEL{rhel_ver}_OS'),
+                'organization-id': module_org.id,
+                'content-view-id': module_cv.id,
+                'lifecycle-environment-id': module_lce.id,
+                'activationkey-id': module_ak.id,
+            }
+        )
     return {'client_ak': module_ak, 'client_lce': module_lce}
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope='module')
 def setup_capsules(
     module_org,
-    rhel7_contenthost_module,
+    module_rhel_contenthost,
     module_lb_capsule,
     module_target_sat,
     content_for_client,
 ):
     """Install capsules with loadbalancer options"""
-    extra_cert_var = {'foreman-proxy-cname': rhel7_contenthost_module.hostname}
-    extra_installer_var = {'certs-cname': rhel7_contenthost_module.hostname}
+    extra_cert_var = {'foreman-proxy-cname': module_rhel_contenthost.hostname}
+    extra_installer_var = {'certs-cname': module_rhel_contenthost.hostname}
 
     for capsule in module_lb_capsule:
         capsule.register_to_cdn()
@@ -92,13 +105,13 @@ def setup_capsules(
 @pytest.fixture(scope='module')
 def setup_haproxy(
     module_org,
-    rhel7_contenthost_module,
+    module_rhel_contenthost,
     content_for_client,
     module_target_sat,
     setup_capsules,
 ):
     """Install and configure haproxy and setup logging"""
-    haproxy = rhel7_contenthost_module
+    haproxy = module_rhel_contenthost
     # Using same AK for haproxy just for packages
     haproxy_ak = content_for_client['client_ak']
     haproxy.execute('firewall-cmd --add-service RH-Satellite-6-capsule')
@@ -171,8 +184,9 @@ def loadbalancer_setup(
 
 @pytest.mark.e2e
 @pytest.mark.tier1
+@pytest.mark.rhel_ver_list([settings.content_host.default_rhel_version])
 def test_loadbalancer_install_package(
-    loadbalancer_setup, setup_capsules, rhel7_contenthost, module_org, module_location, request
+    loadbalancer_setup, setup_capsules, rhel_contenthost, module_org, module_location, request
 ):
     r"""Install packages on a content host regardless of the registered capsule being available
 
@@ -192,7 +206,7 @@ def test_loadbalancer_install_package(
 
         """
     # Register content host
-    result = rhel7_contenthost.register(
+    result = rhel_contenthost.register(
         org=module_org,
         loc=module_location,
         activation_keys=loadbalancer_setup['content_for_client']['client_ak'].name,
@@ -202,15 +216,15 @@ def test_loadbalancer_install_package(
     assert result.status == 0, f'Failed to register host: {result.stderr}'
 
     # Try package installation
-    result = rhel7_contenthost.execute('yum install -y tree')
+    result = rhel_contenthost.execute('yum install -y tree')
     assert result.status == 0
 
     hosts = loadbalancer_setup['module_target_sat'].cli.Host.list(
         {'organization-id': loadbalancer_setup['module_org'].id}
     )
-    assert rhel7_contenthost.hostname in [host['name'] for host in hosts]
+    assert rhel_contenthost.hostname in [host['name'] for host in hosts]
 
-    result = rhel7_contenthost.execute('rpm -qa | grep katello-ca-consumer')
+    result = rhel_contenthost.execute('rpm -qa | grep katello-ca-consumer')
 
     # Find which capsule the host is registered to since it's RoundRobin
     # The following also asserts the above result
@@ -221,14 +235,14 @@ def test_loadbalancer_install_package(
     )
 
     # Remove the packages from the client
-    result = rhel7_contenthost.execute('yum remove -y tree')
+    result = rhel_contenthost.execute('yum remove -y tree')
     assert result.status == 0
 
     # Power off the capsule that the client is registered to
     registered_to_capsule.power_control(state=VmState.STOPPED, ensure=True)
 
     # Try package installation again
-    result = rhel7_contenthost.execute('yum install -y tree')
+    result = rhel_contenthost.execute('yum install -y tree')
     assert result.status == 0
 
     @request.addfinalizer
diff --git a/tests/foreman/maintain/test_upgrade.py b/tests/foreman/maintain/test_upgrade.py
index 13ea31a5de0..9434337b3b6 100644
--- a/tests/foreman/maintain/test_upgrade.py
+++ b/tests/foreman/maintain/test_upgrade.py
@@ -98,8 +98,14 @@ def test_positive_repositories_validate(sat_maintain):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     'custom_host',
     [
-        {'deploy_rhel_version': '8', 'deploy_flavor': 'satqe-ssd.disk.xxxl'},
-        {'deploy_rhel_version': '8', 'deploy_flavor': 'satqe-ssd.standard.std'},
+        {
+            'deploy_rhel_version': settings.server.version.rhel_version,
+            'deploy_flavor': 'satqe-ssd.disk.xxxl',
+        },
+        {
+            'deploy_rhel_version': settings.server.version.rhel_version,
+            'deploy_flavor': 'satqe-ssd.standard.std',
+        },
     ],
     ids=['default', 'medium'],
     indirect=True,
@@ -118,6 +124,7 @@ def test_negative_pre_upgrade_tuning_profile_check(request, custom_host):
     :expectedresults: Pre-upgrade check fails.
     """
     profile = request.node.callspec.id
+    rhel_major = settings.server.version.rhel_version[0]
     sat_version = ".".join(settings.server.version.release.split('.')[0:2])
     # Register to CDN for RHEL8 repos, download and enable last y stream's ohsnap repos,
     # and enable the satellite module and install it on the host
@@ -126,7 +133,9 @@ def test_negative_pre_upgrade_tuning_profile_check(request, custom_host):
         SATELLITE_VERSION if sat_version == 'stream' else sat_version
     )
     custom_host.download_repofile(product='satellite', release=last_y_stream)
-    custom_host.execute('dnf -y module enable satellite:el8 && dnf -y install satellite')
+    custom_host.execute(
+        f'dnf -y module enable satellite:el{rhel_major} && dnf -y install satellite'
+    )
     # Install with development tuning profile to get around installer checks
     custom_host.execute(
         'satellite-installer --scenario satellite --tuning development',