diff --git a/python/lib/cloudutils/utilities.py b/python/lib/cloudutils/utilities.py
index c0b32480ae4..6641c736527 100644
--- a/python/lib/cloudutils/utilities.py
+++ b/python/lib/cloudutils/utilities.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class Distribution:
             self.distro = "CentOS"
         elif os.path.exists("/etc/redhat-release"):
             version = file("/etc/redhat-release").readline()
-            if version.find("Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6") != -1:
+            if version.find("Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6") != -1 or version.find("Scientific Linux release 6") != -1 or version.find("CentOS release 6"):
                 self.distro = "RHEL6"
             elif version.find("CentOS release") != -1:
                 self.distro = "CentOS"