diff --git a/pytest_fixtures/component/rh_cloud.py b/pytest_fixtures/component/rh_cloud.py
index 03c563a44c7..5085754452d 100644
--- a/pytest_fixtures/component/rh_cloud.py
+++ b/pytest_fixtures/component/rh_cloud.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def rhcloud_registered_hosts(
 ):
     """Fixture that registers content hosts to Satellite and Insights."""
     for vm in mod_content_hosts:
-        vm.configure_rhai_client(
+        vm.configure_insights_client(
             satellite=module_target_sat,
             activation_key=rhcloud_activation_key,
             org=rhcloud_manifest_org,
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def rhel_insights_vm(
     rhel_contenthost.configure_rex(
         satellite=module_target_sat, org=rhcloud_manifest_org, register=False
     )
-    rhel_contenthost.configure_rhai_client(
+    rhel_contenthost.configure_insights_client(
         satellite=module_target_sat,
         activation_key=rhcloud_activation_key,
         org=rhcloud_manifest_org,
diff --git a/robottelo/hosts.py b/robottelo/hosts.py
index f24280eaca9..ff8415d3107 100644
--- a/robottelo/hosts.py
+++ b/robottelo/hosts.py
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ def configure_rex(self, satellite, org, subnet_id=None, by_ip=True, register=Tru
             host.host_parameters_attributes = host_parameters
             host.update(['host_parameters_attributes'])
 
-    def configure_rhai_client(
+    def configure_insights_client(
         self, satellite, activation_key, org, rhel_distro, register_insights=True, register=True
     ):
         """Configures a Red Hat Access Insights service on the system by
@@ -1052,18 +1052,7 @@ def configure_rhai_client(
         :param register: Whether to register client to insights
         :return: None
         """
-        if register:
-            if not activation_key:
-                activation_key = satellite.api.ActivationKey(
-                    content_view=org.default_content_view.id,
-                    environment=org.library.id,
-                    organization=org,
-                ).create()
-            self.register(
-                org, None, activation_key.name, satellite, setup_insights=register_insights
-            )
-
-        # Red Hat Insights requires RHEL 6/7/8 repo and it is not
+        # Red Hat Insights requires RHEL 6/7/8/9 repo and it is not
         # possible to sync the repo during the tests, Adding repo file.
         distro_repo_map = {
             'rhel6': settings.repos.rhel6_os,
@@ -1084,6 +1073,17 @@ def configure_rhai_client(
         # Ensure insights-client rpm is installed
         if self.execute('yum install -y insights-client').status != 0:
             raise ContentHostError('Unable to install insights-client rpm')
+        # attempt to register host
+        if register:
+            if not activation_key:
+                activation_key = satellite.api.ActivationKey(
+                    content_view=org.default_content_view.id,
+                    environment=org.library.id,
+                    organization=org,
+                ).create()
+            self.register(
+                org, None, activation_key.name, satellite, setup_insights=register_insights
+            )
 
     def unregister_insights(self):
         """Unregister insights client.
diff --git a/tests/foreman/cli/test_http_proxy.py b/tests/foreman/cli/test_http_proxy.py
index b5251e162af..c583ff8e638 100644
--- a/tests/foreman/cli/test_http_proxy.py
+++ b/tests/foreman/cli/test_http_proxy.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def test_insights_client_registration_with_http_proxy(
 
     :customerscenario: true
     """
-    rhel_contenthost.configure_rhai_client(
+    rhel_contenthost.configure_insights_client(
         module_target_sat,
         rhcloud_activation_key,
         rhcloud_manifest_org,