diff --git a/dockerManager/decorators.py b/dockerManager/decorators.py
index 13762d57e..f66184713 100755
--- a/dockerManager/decorators.py
+++ b/dockerManager/decorators.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def preDockerRun(function):
                 
         try:
             client = docker.from_env()
-            client.ping()
+            result = client.ping()
         except BaseException as msg:
             logging.writeToFile(str(msg))
             if isPost:
diff --git a/plogical/processUtilities.py b/plogical/processUtilities.py
index 9ff6bf81b..8995df590 100755
--- a/plogical/processUtilities.py
+++ b/plogical/processUtilities.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class ProcessUtilities(multi.Thread):
     OLS = 0
     centos = 1
     cent8 = 2
+    cent9 = 3
     ubuntu = 0
     ubuntu20 = 3
     ubuntu22Check = 0
@@ -176,7 +177,9 @@ class ProcessUtilities(multi.Thread):
                 return ProcessUtilities.ubuntu20
             return ProcessUtilities.ubuntu
         else:
-            if open('/etc/redhat-release', 'r').read().find('CentOS Linux release 8') > -1 or open('/etc/redhat-release', 'r').read().find('AlmaLinux release 8') > -1 or open('/etc/redhat-release', 'r').read().find('Rocky Linux release 8') > -1:
+            if open('/etc/redhat-release', 'r').read().find('CentOS Linux release 8') > -1 or open('/etc/redhat-release', 'r').read().find('AlmaLinux release 8') > -1 \
+                    or open('/etc/redhat-release', 'r').read().find('Rocky Linux release 8') > -1 \
+                    or open('/etc/redhat-release', 'r').read().find('Rocky Linux release 9') > -1 or open('/etc/redhat-release', 'r').read().find('AlmaLinux release 9') > -1:
                 return ProcessUtilities.cent8
             return ProcessUtilities.centos
 
diff --git a/plogical/test.py b/plogical/test.py
index e69de29bb..f95c1eb65 100644
--- a/plogical/test.py
+++ b/plogical/test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import docker
+
+client = docker.from_env()
+print (client.ping())
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