diff --git a/dockerfiles/rhel9-kuma/Dockerfile b/dockerfiles/rhel9-kuma/Dockerfile
index 78e581123a80cad3c2e7270064c9cf3fba465444..0def609bdd234d8ca6ce9c2477bc7b2a704c9266 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/rhel9-kuma/Dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfiles/rhel9-kuma/Dockerfile
@@ -16,13 +16,14 @@ RUN yum install -y \
 
 # repos for kuma
 ARG SLURM_REPO=SCITAS_product-slurm_repo-slurm-2311
+ARG PMI_REPO=SCITAS_product-slurm_repo-slurm-2311
 ARG MLNX_REPO=SCITAS_product-mlnx_repo-mlnx-ofed-24_01-0_3_3_1-5_14_0-70_30_1-rhel90
 ARG CUDA_REPO=SCITAS_product-cuda_repo-cuda-535_154_05-x86_64-rhel9
 ARG GPFS_REPO=SCITAS_product-gpfs_repo-gpfs-519
 
 # stack dependencies
 RUN yum install -y --enablerepo=$SLURM_REPO \
-    slurm-devel pmix-devel \
+    slurm-devel slurm-libpmi \
     && yum -y clean all && rm -fr /var/cache 
 
 RUN yum install -y --enablerepo=$MLNX_REPO \