diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/deployment.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/deployment.py
index 722bc64..f9304d4 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/deployment.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/deployment.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 # along with charm-helpers.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+import re
 import six
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from charmhelpers.contrib.amulet.deployment import (
@@ -114,6 +115,45 @@ class OpenStackAmuletDeployment(AmuletDeployment):
         for service, config in six.iteritems(configs):
             self.d.configure(service, config)
 
+    def _auto_wait_for_status(self, message=None, exclude_services=None,
+                              timeout=1800):
+        """Wait for all units to have a specific extended status, except
+        for any defined as excluded.  Unless specified via message, any
+        status containing any case of 'ready' will be considered a match.
+
+        Examples of message usage:
+
+          Wait for all unit status to CONTAIN any case of 'ready' or 'ok':
+              message = re.compile('.*ready.*|.*ok.*', re.IGNORECASE)
+
+          Wait for all units to reach this status (exact match):
+              message = 'Unit is ready'
+
+          Wait for all units to reach any one of these (exact match):
+              message = re.compile('Unit is ready|OK|Ready')
+
+          Wait for at least one unit to reach this status (exact match):
+              message = {'ready'}
+
+        See Amulet's sentry.wait_for_messages() for message usage detail.
+        https://github.com/juju/amulet/blob/master/amulet/sentry.py
+
+        :param message: Expected status match
+        :param exclude_services: List of juju service names to ignore
+        :param timeout: Maximum time in seconds to wait for status match
+        :returns: None.  Raises if timeout is hit.
+        """
+
+        if not message:
+            message = re.compile('.*ready.*', re.IGNORECASE)
+
+        if not exclude_services:
+            exclude_services = []
+
+        services = list(set(self.d.services.keys()) - set(exclude_services))
+        service_messages = {service: message for service in services}
+        self.d.sentry.wait_for_messages(service_messages, timeout=timeout)
+
     def _get_openstack_release(self):
         """Get openstack release.
 
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/utils.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/utils.py
index eefcf08..cf4e554 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/utils.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/utils.py
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ SWIFT_CODENAMES = OrderedDict([
     ('2.2.2', 'kilo'),
     ('2.3.0', 'liberty'),
     ('2.4.0', 'liberty'),
+    ('2.5.0', 'liberty'),
 ])
 
 # >= Liberty version->codename mapping
diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/core/host.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/core/host.py
index cb3c527..d6d2d31 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/core/host.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/core/host.py
@@ -566,7 +566,14 @@ def chdir(d):
         os.chdir(cur)
 
 
-def chownr(path, owner, group, follow_links=True):
+def chownr(path, owner, group, follow_links=True, chowntopdir=False):
+    """
+    Recursively change user and group ownership of files and directories
+    in given path. Doesn't chown path itself by default, only its children.
+
+    :param bool follow_links: Also Chown links if True
+    :param bool chowntopdir: Also chown path itself if True
+    """
     uid = pwd.getpwnam(owner).pw_uid
     gid = grp.getgrnam(group).gr_gid
     if follow_links:
@@ -574,6 +581,10 @@ def chownr(path, owner, group, follow_links=True):
     else:
         chown = os.lchown
 
+    if chowntopdir:
+        broken_symlink = os.path.lexists(path) and not os.path.exists(path)
+        if not broken_symlink:
+            chown(path, uid, gid)
     for root, dirs, files in os.walk(path):
         for name in dirs + files:
             full = os.path.join(root, name)
diff --git a/tests/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/deployment.py b/tests/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/deployment.py
index 722bc64..f9304d4 100644
--- a/tests/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/deployment.py
+++ b/tests/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/deployment.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 # along with charm-helpers.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+import re
 import six
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from charmhelpers.contrib.amulet.deployment import (
@@ -114,6 +115,45 @@ class OpenStackAmuletDeployment(AmuletDeployment):
         for service, config in six.iteritems(configs):
             self.d.configure(service, config)
 
+    def _auto_wait_for_status(self, message=None, exclude_services=None,
+                              timeout=1800):
+        """Wait for all units to have a specific extended status, except
+        for any defined as excluded.  Unless specified via message, any
+        status containing any case of 'ready' will be considered a match.
+
+        Examples of message usage:
+
+          Wait for all unit status to CONTAIN any case of 'ready' or 'ok':
+              message = re.compile('.*ready.*|.*ok.*', re.IGNORECASE)
+
+          Wait for all units to reach this status (exact match):
+              message = 'Unit is ready'
+
+          Wait for all units to reach any one of these (exact match):
+              message = re.compile('Unit is ready|OK|Ready')
+
+          Wait for at least one unit to reach this status (exact match):
+              message = {'ready'}
+
+        See Amulet's sentry.wait_for_messages() for message usage detail.
+        https://github.com/juju/amulet/blob/master/amulet/sentry.py
+
+        :param message: Expected status match
+        :param exclude_services: List of juju service names to ignore
+        :param timeout: Maximum time in seconds to wait for status match
+        :returns: None.  Raises if timeout is hit.
+        """
+
+        if not message:
+            message = re.compile('.*ready.*', re.IGNORECASE)
+
+        if not exclude_services:
+            exclude_services = []
+
+        services = list(set(self.d.services.keys()) - set(exclude_services))
+        service_messages = {service: message for service in services}
+        self.d.sentry.wait_for_messages(service_messages, timeout=timeout)
+
     def _get_openstack_release(self):
         """Get openstack release.