diff --git a/roles-test/post.yaml b/roles-test/post.yaml
index 14bfe0fb6f..c7f42ee080 100644
--- a/roles-test/post.yaml
+++ b/roles-test/post.yaml
@@ -13,11 +13,10 @@
       shell: |
           DKMS_MAKE_LOGS=/var/lib/dkms-make-logs
           mkdir ${DKMS_MAKE_LOGS}
-          # NOTE(ianw) 2023-04-27 This follwoing find may be redundant
-          # now; it does not seem to match anything on centos 9-stream
-          # at least.
+          # pre ~ 9-stream
           find /var/lib/dkms/ -type d -wholename "*/log" -exec cp -r  --parents \{\} ${DKMS_MAKE_LOGS} \;
-          cp /var/lib/dkms/openafs/*/build/make.log ${DKMS_MAKE_LOGS}
+          # >= 9-stream
+          find /var/lib/dkms/ -type d -wholename "*/build" -exec cp -r  --parents \{\} ${DKMS_MAKE_LOGS} \;
           chown zuul:zuul ${DKMS_MAKE_LOGS}
       become: yes
     - include_role:
diff --git a/roles/openafs-client/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/openafs-client/tasks/main.yaml
index 6ed5412f7c..89ff0e21ae 100644
--- a/roles/openafs-client/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/openafs-client/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -91,8 +91,14 @@
         - openafs-client
 
 - name: Ensure openafs-client service running
-  service:
-    name: openafs-client
-    state: started
-    enabled: yes
-  become: yes
+  block:
+    - name: Start service
+      service:
+        name: openafs-client
+        state: started
+        enabled: yes
+      become: yes
+  rescue:
+    - name: Dump service status
+      command: systemctl status openafs-client.service
+      become: yes
diff --git a/roles/openafs-client/tasks/openafs-client/CentOS.yaml b/roles/openafs-client/tasks/openafs-client/CentOS.yaml
index 6784fcdfe5..dcffb6394f 100644
--- a/roles/openafs-client/tasks/openafs-client/CentOS.yaml
+++ b/roles/openafs-client/tasks/openafs-client/CentOS.yaml
@@ -28,34 +28,38 @@
     gpgcheck: '{{ openafs_client_yum_repo_gpg_check }}'
   become: yes
 
-- name: Install kernel modules CentOS 7
-  yum:
-    name:
-      - kernel-devel
-      - dkms
-      - gcc
-      - dkms-openafs
-    enablerepo: epel  # dkms
-    state: present
-  become: yes
-  when: ansible_distribution_version is version('8', '<')
-
-- name: Install kernel modules CentOS 8
+- name: Install kernel dev packages
   dnf:
     name:
       - kernel-devel
-      - dkms
       - gcc
+      - make
+      - dkms
+    enablerepo: epel  # dkms
+    state: latest
+  become: yes
+
+- name: Compare installed headers v running kernel
+  shell: |
+      cur=$(uname -r)
+      rpm=$(rpm -qP kernel-devel | grep uname)
+      if ! echo ${rpm} | grep -q ${cur}; then
+        echo "*** Running kernel does not have headers"
+        echo "cur=${cur}"
+        echo "kernels"
+        rpm -qP kernel-devel | grep uname
+        exit 1
+      else
+        echo "Headers look OK"
+      fi
+
+- name: Install openafs kernel modules
+  dnf:
+    name:
+      - openafs
+      - openafs-krb5
+      - openafs-client
       - dkms-openafs
     enablerepo: epel  # dkms
     state: present
   become: yes
-  when: ansible_distribution_version is version('8', '>=')
-
-- name: Install client
-  yum:
-    name:
-      - openafs-krb5
-      - openafs-client
-    state: present
-  become: yes