diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eb2838a8..b8845f59 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # CHANGELOG for cookbook-openstack-compute
 
 This file is used to list changes made in each version of cookbook-openstack-compute.
+## 9.1.1
+* Fix package action to allow updates
+
 ## 9.1.0
 * Remove openrc, it's been moved to Common
 
diff --git a/metadata.rb b/metadata.rb
index 040268a7..4bbb048e 100644
--- a/metadata.rb
+++ b/metadata.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ maintainer_email 'matt@opscode.com'
 license          'Apache 2.0'
 description      'The OpenStack Compute service Nova.'
 long_description IO.read(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'README.md'))
-version          '9.1.0'
+version          '9.1.1'
 
 recipe 'openstack-compute::api-ec2', 'Installs AWS EC2 compatible API'
 recipe 'openstack-compute::api-metadata', 'Installs the nova metadata package'
diff --git a/recipes/libvirt.rb b/recipes/libvirt.rb
index 57d2a7d9..d1b2d7af 100644
--- a/recipes/libvirt.rb
+++ b/recipes/libvirt.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ platform_options = node['openstack']['compute']['platform']
 
 platform_options['libvirt_packages'].each do |pkg|
   package pkg do
-    action :install
+    options platform_options['package_overrides']
+    action :upgrade
   end
 end
 
@@ -95,7 +96,8 @@ when 'suse'
   when 'kvm'
     node['openstack']['compute']['platform']['kvm_packages'].each do |pkg|
       package pkg do
-        action :install
+        options platform_options['package_overrides']
+        action :upgrade
       end
     end
     execute 'loading kvm modules' do
@@ -107,7 +109,8 @@ when 'suse'
   when 'xen'
     node['openstack']['compute']['platform']['xen_packages'].each do |pkg|
       package pkg do
-        action :install
+        options platform_options['package_overrides']
+        action :upgrade
       end
     end
     update_boot_kernel_and_trigger_reboot('xen')
@@ -115,14 +118,16 @@ when 'suse'
   when 'qemu'
     node['openstack']['compute']['platform']['kvm_packages'].each do |pkg|
       package pkg do
-        action :install
+        options platform_options['package_overrides']
+        action :upgrade
       end
     end
 
   when 'lxc'
     node['openstack']['compute']['platform']['lxc_packages'].each do |pkg|
       package pkg do
-        action :install
+        options platform_options['package_overrides']
+        action :upgrade
       end
     end
     service 'boot.cgroup' do
diff --git a/recipes/libvirt_rbd.rb b/recipes/libvirt_rbd.rb
index 0ea344ce..74748536 100644
--- a/recipes/libvirt_rbd.rb
+++ b/recipes/libvirt_rbd.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ platform_options = node['openstack']['compute']['platform']
 
 platform_options['libvirt_ceph_packages'].each do |pkg|
   package pkg do
-    action :install
+    options platform_options['package_overrides']
+    action :upgrade
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/recipes/nova-common.rb b/recipes/nova-common.rb
index b163108f..562d9929 100644
--- a/recipes/nova-common.rb
+++ b/recipes/nova-common.rb
@@ -39,14 +39,16 @@ end
 db_type = node['openstack']['db']['compute']['service_type']
 platform_options["#{db_type}_python_packages"].each do |pkg|
   package pkg do
-    action :install
+    options platform_options['package_overrides']
+    action :upgrade
   end
 end
 
 # required to run more than one consoleauth process
 platform_options['memcache_python_packages'].each do |pkg|
   package pkg do
-    action :install
+    options platform_options['package_overrides']
+    action :upgrade
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/spec/api-ec2-redhat_spec.rb b/spec/api-ec2-redhat_spec.rb
index a82f9d6b..2abef349 100644
--- a/spec/api-ec2-redhat_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/api-ec2-redhat_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::api-ec2' do
 
     include_context 'compute_stubs'
 
-    it 'installs ec2 api packages' do
+    it 'upgrades ec2 api packages' do
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package 'openstack-nova-api'
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/api-ec2_spec.rb b/spec/api-ec2_spec.rb
index 0d68b451..cefddac6 100644
--- a/spec/api-ec2_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/api-ec2_spec.rb
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::api-ec2' do
     include_context 'compute_stubs'
     include_examples 'expect_runs_nova_common_recipe'
     include_examples 'expect_creates_nova_lock_dir'
-    include_examples 'expect_installs_python_keystoneclient'
+    include_examples 'expect_upgrades_python_keystoneclient'
 
-    it 'installs ec2 api packages' do
+    it 'upgrade ec2 api package' do
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package 'nova-api-ec2'
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/api-metadata-redhat_spec.rb b/spec/api-metadata-redhat_spec.rb
index 28aafc06..e6b3ba72 100644
--- a/spec/api-metadata-redhat_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/api-metadata-redhat_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::api-metadata' do
 
     include_context 'compute_stubs'
 
-    it 'installs metadata api packages' do
+    it 'upgrades metadata api packages' do
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package 'openstack-nova-api'
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/api-metadata_spec.rb b/spec/api-metadata_spec.rb
index 436608ca..49c39384 100644
--- a/spec/api-metadata_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/api-metadata_spec.rb
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::api-metadata' do
     include_context 'compute_stubs'
     include_examples 'expect_runs_nova_common_recipe'
     include_examples 'expect_creates_nova_lock_dir'
-    include_examples 'expect_installs_python_keystoneclient'
+    include_examples 'expect_upgrades_python_keystoneclient'
 
-    it 'installs metadata api packages' do
+    it 'upgrades metadata api packages' do
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package 'nova-api-metadata'
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/api-os-compute-redhat_spec.rb b/spec/api-os-compute-redhat_spec.rb
index c0a83b22..02cce761 100644
--- a/spec/api-os-compute-redhat_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/api-os-compute-redhat_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::api-os-compute' do
 
     include_context 'compute_stubs'
 
-    it 'installs openstack api packages' do
+    it 'upgrades openstack api packages' do
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package 'openstack-nova-api'
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/api-os-compute_spec.rb b/spec/api-os-compute_spec.rb
index bd6d1d24..2eb8e0ea 100644
--- a/spec/api-os-compute_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/api-os-compute_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::api-os-compute' do
     include_context 'compute_stubs'
     include_examples 'expect_runs_nova_common_recipe'
     include_examples 'expect_creates_nova_lock_dir'
-    include_examples 'expect_installs_python_keystoneclient'
+    include_examples 'expect_upgrades_python_keystoneclient'
 
     it 'creates the /var/cache/nova directory' do
       expect(chef_run).to create_directory('/var/cache/nova').with(
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::api-os-compute' do
       )
     end
 
-    it 'installs openstack api packages' do
+    it 'upgrades openstack api packages' do
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package 'nova-api-os-compute'
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/client-redhat_spec.rb b/spec/client-redhat_spec.rb
index dfd179cb..e2fd51d2 100644
--- a/spec/client-redhat_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/client-redhat_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::client' do
       runner.converge(described_recipe)
     end
 
-    it 'installs packages' do
+    it 'upgrades python-novaclient package' do
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package('python-novaclient')
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/client_spec.rb b/spec/client_spec.rb
index fe5dcdf7..36069042 100644
--- a/spec/client_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/client_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::client' do
       runner.converge(described_recipe)
     end
 
-    it 'installs packages' do
+    it 'upgrades python-novaclient package' do
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package('python-novaclient')
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/compute-redhat_spec.rb b/spec/compute-redhat_spec.rb
index acae492c..2b8bcc5c 100644
--- a/spec/compute-redhat_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/compute-redhat_spec.rb
@@ -10,23 +10,23 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::compute' do
 
     include_context 'compute_stubs'
 
-    it "does not install kvm when virt_type is 'kvm'" do
+    it "does not upgrade kvm when virt_type is 'kvm'" do
       node.set['openstack']['compute']['libvirt']['virt_type'] = 'kvm'
 
       expect(chef_run).to_not upgrade_package('nova-compute-kvm')
     end
 
-    it "does not install qemu when virt_type is 'qemu'" do
+    it "does not upgrade qemu when virt_type is 'qemu'" do
       node.set['openstack']['compute']['libvirt']['virt_type'] = 'qemu'
 
       expect(chef_run).to_not upgrade_package('nova-compute-qemu')
     end
 
-    it 'installs nova compute packages' do
+    it 'upgrades nova compute package' do
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package('openstack-nova-compute')
     end
 
-    it 'installs nfs client packages' do
+    it 'upgrades nfs client package' do
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package('nfs-utils')
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package('nfs-utils-lib')
     end
diff --git a/spec/compute-suse_spec.rb b/spec/compute-suse_spec.rb
index 3cf0fe0b..a94e0cb9 100644
--- a/spec/compute-suse_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/compute-suse_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::compute' do
 
     include_context 'compute_stubs'
 
-    it 'installs nfs client packages' do
+    it 'upgrades nfs client packages' do
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package 'nfs-utils'
       expect(chef_run).not_to upgrade_package 'nfs-utils-lib'
     end
diff --git a/spec/compute_spec.rb b/spec/compute_spec.rb
index 487a1351..ebb5c05d 100644
--- a/spec/compute_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/compute_spec.rb
@@ -28,15 +28,15 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::compute' do
       expect(chef_run).to include_recipe 'openstack-compute::network'
     end
 
-    it 'installs nova compute packages' do
+    it 'upgrades nova compute package' do
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package 'nova-compute'
     end
 
-    it 'installs nfs client packages' do
+    it 'upgrades nfs client package' do
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package 'nfs-common'
     end
 
-    it "installs kvm when virt_type is 'kvm'" do
+    it "upgrades kvm when virt_type is 'kvm'" do
       node.set['openstack']['compute']['libvirt']['virt_type'] = 'kvm'
 
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package 'nova-compute-kvm'
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::compute' do
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package('nova-compute-kvm').with(options: '-o Dpkg::Options::=\'--force-confold\' -o Dpkg::Options::=\'--force-confdef\' --force-yes')
     end
 
-    it 'installs qemu when virt_type is qemu' do
+    it 'upgrades qemu when virt_type is qemu' do
       node.set['openstack']['compute']['libvirt']['virt_type'] = 'qemu'
 
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package 'nova-compute-qemu'
diff --git a/spec/conductor_redhat_spec.rb b/spec/conductor_redhat_spec.rb
index 34b8c736..1c5a9ddd 100644
--- a/spec/conductor_redhat_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/conductor_redhat_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::conductor' do
 
     include_context 'compute_stubs'
 
-    it 'installs conductor packages' do
+    it 'upgrades conductor package' do
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package 'openstack-nova-conductor'
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/conductor_spec.rb b/spec/conductor_spec.rb
index add0e33f..896bc962 100644
--- a/spec/conductor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/conductor_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::conductor' do
     include_context 'compute_stubs'
     include_examples 'expect_runs_nova_common_recipe'
 
-    it 'installs conductor packages' do
+    it 'upgrades conductor package' do
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package 'nova-conductor'
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/libvirt-redhat_spec.rb b/spec/libvirt-redhat_spec.rb
index b9bd395d..da6f33a7 100644
--- a/spec/libvirt-redhat_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/libvirt-redhat_spec.rb
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::libvirt' do
 
     include_context 'compute_stubs'
 
-    it 'installs libvirt packages' do
-      expect(chef_run).to install_package 'libvirt'
+    it 'upgrades libvirt packages' do
+      expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package 'libvirt'
     end
 
     it 'creates libvirtd group and adds nova as a member' do
diff --git a/spec/libvirt-suse_spec.rb b/spec/libvirt-suse_spec.rb
index 5a77bc76..94d7704a 100644
--- a/spec/libvirt-suse_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/libvirt-suse_spec.rb
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::libvirt' do
 
     include_context 'compute_stubs'
 
-    it 'installs libvirt packages' do
-      expect(chef_run).to install_package 'libvirt'
+    it 'upgrade libvirt package' do
+      expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package 'libvirt'
     end
 
     it 'starts libvirt' do
@@ -33,19 +33,19 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::libvirt' do
       expect(chef_run).not_to create_template('/etc/sysconfig/libvirtd')
     end
 
-    it 'installs kvm packages' do
-      expect(chef_run).to install_package 'kvm'
+    it 'upgrade kvm package' do
+      expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package 'kvm'
     end
 
-    it 'installs qemu packages' do
+    it 'upgrade kvm package' do
       node.set['openstack']['compute']['libvirt']['virt_type'] = 'qemu'
-      expect(chef_run).to install_package 'kvm'
+      expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package 'kvm'
     end
 
-    it 'installs xen packages' do
+    it 'upgrade xen packages' do
       node.set['openstack']['compute']['libvirt']['virt_type'] = 'xen'
       ['kernel-xen', 'xen', 'xen-tools'].each do |pkg|
-        expect(chef_run).to install_package pkg
+        expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package pkg
       end
     end
 
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::libvirt' do
         node.set['openstack']['compute']['libvirt']['virt_type'] = 'lxc'
       end
 
-      it 'installs packages' do
-        expect(chef_run).to install_package 'lxc'
+      it 'upgrade lxc package' do
+        expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package 'lxc'
       end
 
       it 'starts boot.cgroupslxc' do
diff --git a/spec/libvirt_rbd_spec.rb b/spec/libvirt_rbd_spec.rb
index 5db7950f..47e6b729 100644
--- a/spec/libvirt_rbd_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/libvirt_rbd_spec.rb
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::libvirt_rbd' do
       expect(chef_run).to include_recipe('openstack-common::ceph_client')
     end
 
-    it 'installs rbd packages' do
-      expect(chef_run).to install_package 'ceph-common'
+    it 'upgrades rbd packages' do
+      expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package 'ceph-common'
     end
 
     describe 'if there was no secret with this uuid defined' do
diff --git a/spec/libvirt_spec.rb b/spec/libvirt_spec.rb
index 13a24939..799d3108 100644
--- a/spec/libvirt_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/libvirt_spec.rb
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::libvirt' do
 
     include_context 'compute_stubs'
 
-    it 'installs libvirt packages' do
-      expect(chef_run).to install_package 'libvirt-bin'
+    it 'upgrades libvirt packages' do
+      expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package 'libvirt-bin'
     end
 
     it 'does not create libvirtd group and add to nova' do
diff --git a/spec/network-redhat_spec.rb b/spec/network-redhat_spec.rb
index 88e0d78a..d51d6aac 100644
--- a/spec/network-redhat_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/network-redhat_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::network' do
 
     include_context 'compute_stubs'
 
-    it 'installs nova network packages' do
+    it 'upgrades nova network packages' do
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package('iptables')
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package('openstack-nova-network')
     end
diff --git a/spec/network_spec.rb b/spec/network_spec.rb
index f55d505c..c0f6c889 100644
--- a/spec/network_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/network_spec.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::network' do
         node.set['openstack']['compute']['network']['service_type'] = 'nova'
       end
 
-      it 'installs nova network packages' do
+      it 'upgrades nova network packages' do
         expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package('iptables')
         expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package('nova-network')
       end
diff --git a/spec/nova-cert-redhat_spec.rb b/spec/nova-cert-redhat_spec.rb
index 3dc89923..41ae8a59 100644
--- a/spec/nova-cert-redhat_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/nova-cert-redhat_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::nova-cert' do
 
     include_context 'compute_stubs'
 
-    it 'installs nova cert packages' do
+    it 'upgrades nova cert package' do
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package 'openstack-nova-cert'
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/nova-cert_spec.rb b/spec/nova-cert_spec.rb
index 517c978c..60a9020a 100644
--- a/spec/nova-cert_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/nova-cert_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::nova-cert' do
     include_context 'compute_stubs'
     include_examples 'expect_runs_nova_common_recipe'
 
-    it 'installs nova cert packages' do
+    it 'upgrades nova cert package' do
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package('nova-cert')
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/nova-common-redhat_spec.rb b/spec/nova-common-redhat_spec.rb
index baac38bb..67e552ff 100644
--- a/spec/nova-common-redhat_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/nova-common-redhat_spec.rb
@@ -10,23 +10,23 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::nova-common' do
 
     include_context 'compute_stubs'
 
-    it 'installs nova common packages' do
+    it 'upgrades nova common package' do
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package 'openstack-nova-common'
     end
 
-    it 'installs mysql python packages by default' do
-      expect(chef_run).to install_package 'MySQL-python'
+    it 'upgrades mysql python package' do
+      expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package 'MySQL-python'
     end
 
-    it 'installs db2 python packages if explicitly told' do
+    it 'upgrades db2 python packages if explicitly told' do
       node.set['openstack']['db']['compute']['service_type'] = 'db2'
       ['python-ibm-db', 'python-ibm-db-sa'].each do |pkg|
-        expect(chef_run).to install_package pkg
+        expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package pkg
       end
     end
 
-    it 'installs memcache python packages' do
-      expect(chef_run).to install_package 'python-memcached'
+    it 'upgrades memcache python packages' do
+      expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package 'python-memcached'
     end
 
     describe 'nova.conf' do
diff --git a/spec/nova-common_spec.rb b/spec/nova-common_spec.rb
index 91f1d584..540d27dd 100644
--- a/spec/nova-common_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/nova-common_spec.rb
@@ -16,16 +16,16 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::nova-common' do
 
     include_context 'compute_stubs'
 
-    it 'installs mysql python packages' do
-      expect(chef_run).to install_package 'python-mysqldb'
+    it 'upgrades mysql python package' do
+      expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package 'python-mysqldb'
     end
 
-    it 'installs nova common packages' do
+    it 'upgrades nova common package' do
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package 'nova-common'
     end
 
-    it 'installs memcache python packages' do
-      expect(chef_run).to install_package 'python-memcache'
+    it 'upgrades memcache python package' do
+      expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package 'python-memcache'
     end
 
     it 'creates the /etc/nova directory' do
diff --git a/spec/nova-setup_spec.rb b/spec/nova-setup_spec.rb
index 4b9fa2a5..c122df36 100644
--- a/spec/nova-setup_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/nova-setup_spec.rb
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::nova-setup' do
         node.set['openstack']['compute']['network']['floating']['public_network_name'] = 'public'
       end
 
-      it 'installs the neutron python packages' do
+      it 'upgrades the neutron python packages' do
         expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package('python-neutronclient')
         expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package('python-pyparsing')
       end
diff --git a/spec/scheduler-redhat_spec.rb b/spec/scheduler-redhat_spec.rb
index a402ce9c..4a486764 100644
--- a/spec/scheduler-redhat_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/scheduler-redhat_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::scheduler' do
 
     include_context 'compute_stubs'
 
-    it 'installs nova scheduler packages' do
+    it 'upgrades nova scheduler package' do
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package('openstack-nova-scheduler')
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/scheduler_spec.rb b/spec/scheduler_spec.rb
index 4bf6fbf6..4f3864a9 100644
--- a/spec/scheduler_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/scheduler_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::scheduler' do
     include_examples 'expect_runs_nova_common_recipe'
     include_examples 'expect_creates_nova_lock_dir'
 
-    it 'installs nova scheduler packages' do
+    it 'upgrades nova scheduler package' do
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package('nova-scheduler')
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index e589af34..d76dc308 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@ shared_context 'compute_stubs' do
 end
 
 shared_examples 'expect_runs_nova_common_recipe' do
-  it 'installs nova-common' do
+  it 'includes nova-common' do
     expect(chef_run).to include_recipe 'openstack-compute::nova-common'
   end
 end
 
-shared_examples 'expect_installs_python_keystoneclient' do
-  it 'installs python-keystoneclient' do
+shared_examples 'expect_upgrades_python_keystoneclient' do
+  it 'upgrades python-keystoneclient' do
     expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package 'python-keystoneclient'
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/vncproxy-redhat_spec.rb b/spec/vncproxy-redhat_spec.rb
index 1603f215..1bce3dd0 100644
--- a/spec/vncproxy-redhat_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/vncproxy-redhat_spec.rb
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::vncproxy' do
 
     include_context 'compute_stubs'
 
-    it 'installs nova vncproxy packages' do
+    it 'upgrades nova vncproxy package' do
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package('openstack-nova-novncproxy')
     end
 
-    it 'installs nova consoleauth packages' do
+    it 'upgrades nova consoleauth package' do
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package('openstack-nova-console')
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/vncproxy_spec.rb b/spec/vncproxy_spec.rb
index c6619dc8..d597384e 100644
--- a/spec/vncproxy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/vncproxy_spec.rb
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::vncproxy' do
     include_context 'compute_stubs'
     include_examples 'expect_runs_nova_common_recipe'
 
-    it 'installs nova vncproxy packages' do
+    it 'upgrades nova vncproxy packages' do
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package('novnc')
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package('websockify')
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package('nova-novncproxy')
     end
 
-    it 'installs nova consoleauth packages' do
+    it 'upgrades nova consoleauth package' do
       expect(chef_run).to upgrade_package('nova-consoleauth')
     end