diff --git a/mysql/database.sls b/mysql/database.sls
index 0f9796e..35cdc49 100644
--- a/mysql/database.sls
+++ b/mysql/database.sls
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 {%- set mysql_salt_user = salt['pillar.get']('mysql:salt_user:salt_user_name', mysql_root_user) %}
 {%- set mysql_salt_pass = salt['pillar.get']('mysql:salt_user:salt_user_password', mysql_root_pass) %}
+{%- set mysql_unix_socket = mysql.config.sections.mysqld.socket %}
 
 include:
   - .python
@@ -39,6 +40,9 @@ include:
     - connection_pass: '{{ mysql_salt_pass }}'
     {%- endif %}
     - connection_charset: utf8
+    {%- if mysql_unix_socket %}
+    - connection_unix_socket: '{{ mysql_unix_socket }}'
+    {% endif %}
 
 {%- if salt['pillar.get'](['mysql', 'schema', database, 'load']|join(':'), False) %}
 {{ state_id }}_schema:
diff --git a/mysql/osfamilymap.yaml b/mysql/osfamilymap.yaml
index 2ddb339..e95b7a0 100644
--- a/mysql/osfamilymap.yaml
+++ b/mysql/osfamilymap.yaml
@@ -37,11 +37,12 @@ Debian:
 RedHat:
   service: mysqld
   clientpkg: mysql
-  pythonpkg: MySQL-python
+  pythonpkg: python3-PyMySQL
   config:
     file: /etc/my.cnf
     sections:
-      client: {}
+      client:
+        socket: /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
       mysqld_safe:
         log_error: /var/log/mysql/mysqld.log
         pid_file: /var/run/mysql/mysqld.pid
diff --git a/mysql/osfingermap.yaml b/mysql/osfingermap.yaml
index 9d98126..e2a92a1 100644
--- a/mysql/osfingermap.yaml
+++ b/mysql/osfingermap.yaml
@@ -42,8 +42,11 @@ Ubuntu-16.04:
   # devpkg: libmariadbclient-dev
 
 # Redhat
+Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server-6:
+  pythonpkg: MySQL-python
 Redhat-7:
   # https://mariadb.com/blog/rhel7-transition-mysql-mariadb-first-look
+  pythonpkg: MySQL-python
   serverpkg: mariadb-server
   service: mariadb
   clientpkg: mariadb
@@ -53,9 +56,13 @@ Redhat-7:
       mysqld_safe:
         log_error: /var/log/mariadb/mysqld.log
         pid_file: /var/run/mariadb/mysqld.pid
+
 # CentOS
+CentOS-6:
+  pythonpkg: MySQL-python
 CentOS Linux-7:
   # https://mariadb.com/blog/rhel7-transition-mysql-mariadb-first-look
+  pythonpkg: MySQL-python
   serverpkg: mariadb-server
   service: mariadb
   clientpkg: mariadb
@@ -71,6 +78,5 @@ CentOS Linux-7:
         log_error: /var/log/mariadb/mysqld.log
         pid_file: /var/run/mariadb/mysqld.pid
 
-# Suse
-Leap-42:
-  pythonpkg: python-PyMySQL
+CentOS Linux-8:
+  pythonpkg: python3-PyMySQL
diff --git a/mysql/remove_test_database.sls b/mysql/remove_test_database.sls
index 1286558..5ca1e2a 100644
--- a/mysql/remove_test_database.sls
+++ b/mysql/remove_test_database.sls
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
+{%- from tpldir ~ "/map.jinja" import mysql with context %}
+
 {%- set mysql_root_user = salt['pillar.get']('mysql:server:root_user', 'root') %}
 {%- set mysql_root_pass = salt['pillar.get']('mysql:server:root_password', salt['grains.get']('server_id')) %}
 {%- set mysql_host = salt['pillar.get']('mysql:server:host', 'localhost') %}
 {%- set mysql_salt_user = salt['pillar.get']('mysql:salt_user:salt_user_name', mysql_root_user) %}
 {%- set mysql_salt_pass = salt['pillar.get']('mysql:salt_user:salt_user_password', mysql_root_pass) %}
+{%- set mysql_unix_socket = mysql.config.sections.mysqld.socket %}
 
 include:
   - .python
+  - .server
 
 mysql remove test database:
   mysql_database.absent:
@@ -17,3 +21,8 @@ mysql remove test database:
     - connection_pass: '{{ mysql_salt_pass }}'
     {%- endif %}
     - connection_charset: utf8
+    {%- if mysql_unix_socket %}
+    - connection_unix_socket: '{{ mysql_unix_socket }}'
+    {%- endif %}
+    - require:
+      - service: mysqld-service-running
diff --git a/mysql/server.sls b/mysql/server.sls
index 6c6391a..a2f1854 100644
--- a/mysql/server.sls
+++ b/mysql/server.sls
@@ -4,18 +4,18 @@ include:
 
 {% from tpldir ~ "/map.jinja" import mysql with context %}
 
-
-{% set os = salt['grains.get']('os', None) %}
-{% set os_family = salt['grains.get']('os_family', None) %}
-{% set mysql_root_user = salt['pillar.get']('mysql:server:root_user', 'root') %}
-{% set mysql_root_password = salt['pillar.get']('mysql:server:root_password', salt['grains.get']('server_id')) %}
-{% set mysql_host = salt['pillar.get']('mysql:server:host', 'localhost') %}
-{% set mysql_salt_user = salt['pillar.get']('mysql:salt_user:salt_user_name', mysql_root_user) %}
-{% set mysql_salt_password = salt['pillar.get']('mysql:salt_user:salt_user_password', mysql_root_password) %}
-{% set mysql_datadir = salt['pillar.get']('mysql:server:mysqld:datadir', '/var/lib/mysql') %}
-{% set lsb_distrib_codename = salt['grains.get']('lsb_distrib_codename', None) %}
-{% if mysql_root_password %}
-{% if os_family == 'Debian' %}
+{%- set os = salt['grains.get']('os', None) %}
+{%- set os_family = salt['grains.get']('os_family', None) %}
+{%- set mysql_root_user = salt['pillar.get']('mysql:server:root_user', 'root') %}
+{%- set mysql_root_password = salt['pillar.get']('mysql:server:root_password', salt['grains.get']('server_id')) %}
+{%- set mysql_host = salt['pillar.get']('mysql:server:host', 'localhost') %}
+{%- set mysql_salt_user = salt['pillar.get']('mysql:salt_user:salt_user_name', mysql_root_user) %}
+{%- set mysql_salt_password = salt['pillar.get']('mysql:salt_user:salt_user_password', mysql_root_password) %}
+{%- set mysql_datadir = salt['pillar.get']('mysql:server:mysqld:datadir', '/var/lib/mysql') %}
+{%- set mysql_unix_socket = salt['pillar.get']('mysql:server:unix_socket', '') %}
+{%- set lsb_distrib_codename = salt['grains.get']('lsb_distrib_codename', None) %}
+{%- if mysql_root_password %}
+{%- if os_family == 'Debian' %}
 
 {%   if 'debconf_root_password' in mysql %}
 {%     set debconf_root_password = mysql.debconf_root_password %}
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ mysql_delete_anonymous_user_{{ host }}:
     {%- if mysql_salt_password %}
     - connection_pass: '{{ mysql_salt_password }}'
     {%- endif %}
+    {%- if mysql_unix_socket %}
+    - connection_unix_socket: '{{ mysql_unix_socket }}'
+    {%- endif %}
     - connection_charset: utf8
     - require:
       - service: mysqld-service-running
@@ -242,4 +245,4 @@ mysql_additional_config:
     - source: salt://{{ tpldir }}/files/usr-my.cnf
     - create: False
     - watch_in:
-      - service: mysqld-service-running
+      - service: mysqld-service-running
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mysql/user.sls b/mysql/user.sls
index 414633a..cf91c9a 100644
--- a/mysql/user.sls
+++ b/mysql/user.sls
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 {%- set mysql_host = salt['pillar.get']('mysql:server:host', 'localhost') %}
 {%- set mysql_salt_user = salt['pillar.get']('mysql:salt_user:salt_user_name', mysql_root_user) %}
 {%- set mysql_salt_pass = salt['pillar.get']('mysql:salt_user:salt_user_password', mysql_root_pass) %}
+{%- set mysql_unix_socket = salt['pillar.get']('mysql:server:unix_socket', '') %}
 
 {%- set user_states = [] %}
 {%- set user_hosts = [] %}
@@ -57,6 +58,9 @@ include:
       - connection_user: '{{ mysql_salt_user }}'
   {%- if mysql_salt_pass %}
       - connection_pass: '{{ mysql_salt_pass }}'
+  {%- endif %}
+  {%- if mysql_unix_socket %}
+      - connection_unix_socket: '{{ mysql_unix_socket }}'
   {%- endif %}
       - connection_charset: utf8
 
@@ -90,6 +94,9 @@ include:
     {%- if mysql_salt_pass %}
     - connection_pass: '{{ mysql_salt_pass }}'
     {%- endif %}
+    {%- if mysql_unix_socket %}
+    - connection_unix_socket: '{{ mysql_unix_socket }}'
+    {%- endif %}
     - connection_charset: utf8
     - require:
       - mysql_user: {{ state_id }}
@@ -128,6 +135,9 @@ include:
     - connection_pass: '{{ mysql_salt_pass }}'
     {%- endif %}
     - connection_charset: utf8
+    {%- if mysql_unix_socket %}
+    - connection_unix_socket: '{{ mysql_unix_socket }}'
+    {%- endif %}
     - require:
       - mysql_user: {{ state_id }}
 {%- endfor %}